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Micronesia [ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə] (help·info), from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of [[Oceania]], comprising hundreds of small islands in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[Philippines]] lie to the northwest, [[Indonesia]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Melanesia]] to the west and south, and [[Polynesia]] to the east. | Micronesia [ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə] (help·info), from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of [[Oceania]], comprising hundreds of small islands in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[Philippines]] lie to the northwest, [[Indonesia]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Melanesia]] to the west and south, and [[Polynesia]] to the east. | ||
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Revision as of 20:51, November 24, 2008
Micronesia [ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə] (help·info), from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the northwest, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the west and south, and Polynesia to the east.