Geographicals

Micronesia

The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)

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The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)

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10 entry terms
  • Caroline Islands
  • Ellice Islands
  • Johnston Island
  • Mariana Islands
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Nauru
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
  • Tuvalu

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Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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a group of islands east of the Philippines; includes MARIANA ISLANDS; GUAM is available; PALAU is also available

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  1. Z01w.639w.760w.680w
  2. Z01w.678w.101w.680w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Micronesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008849. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008849
  2. Micronesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia
  3. Micronesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3359409