MeSH definition : The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA
(including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands,
adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New
Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880);
MeSH synonym : Pacific Island;
MeSH hyponym : Micronesia-Polynesia;
MeSH annotation : includes MELANESIA; MICRONESIA & POLYNESIA: see notes under each & indentions in trees;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific island;
The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA
(including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands,
adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New
Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)