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 southwest, and Polynesia to the east.
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Micronesia
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micronesia
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LanguaL curation note: US FDA 1995 Code: FM
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