The Pacific Islands consist of 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are grouped into three divisions consisting of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Polynesia is the largest of these zones and the most easternmost. Polynesia consists of the islands of Hawaii, Rotuma, the Midway Islands, the Samoan Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, the Cook Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Niue, French Polynesia, and Easter Island.
The Cook Islands are located in the South Pacific Ocean, in the continent of Oceania.
The Pacific Ocean covers parts of the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres.
The Polynesian islands include Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and Tahiti. These islands are located in the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
The Cook Islands are in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. They are just east of Tonga and Fiji, and west of French Polynesia, in the ocean northeast of New Zealand.
American Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue, French Polynesia, Pitcairn
Ozzy Lusth has played on three seasons of Survivor - Cook Islands, Micronesia, and South Pacific.
Polynesia isn't just one island - it's an entire subregion. The US state of Hawaii and territory of American Samoa are in the Polynesian subregion. The French territories of Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia are in Polynesia. Easter Island is governed by Chile and is in Polynesia. The Pitcairn Islands are British. Norfolk Island is Australian. The Cook Islands and Niue are self governing states in free association with New Zealand. New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu are independent nations.
Parvati Shallow from Cook Islands. She also came back in season 20 for a 3rd time in Heroes vs Villains and was the runner-up
The United States, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, and New Zealand all have parts of their country or all of their country in the GMT -10 time zone.
Australia: Canberra New Zealand: Wellington Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby Fiji: Suva Vanuatu: Port Vila Solomon Islands: Honiara Kiribati: Tarawa Marshall Islands: Majuro Micronesia: Palikir Palau: Melekeok Nauru: Not official Capital (Government Offices in Yaren) Samoa: Apia Tuvalu: Funafuti Tonga: Nuku'alofa French Polynesia: Papeete Cook Islands: Avarua American Samoa: Pago Pago Guam: Agana New Caledonia: Nouméa Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan
The Polynesian Islands include: -American Samoa (USA) -Chatham Islands (NZ) -Cook Islands (NZ) -Easter Island (Chile) -French Polynesia (France) -Hawaii (USA) -Loyalty Islands (France) -Niue (NZ) -Pitcairn Islands (UK) -Samoa -Tokelau (NZ) -Tonga -Tuvalu -Wallis and Futuna (France)