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Caroline Islands

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An archipelago of the western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines. The islands were controlled successively by Spain, Germany, and Japan before being included in the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands after 1947. All of the islands except Palau joined (1979) the Federated States of Micronesia.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines

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  • Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline Islands, became independent from the United States in September 1991, but more than 20,000 Micronesians reside in the United States.

    News for WNCT 2009

  • Run your eye up north, away past the Equator, in the direction of China, and you will see, to the north of New Guinea, a large cluster of islands named the "Caroline Islands," some of which are named, but most are not -- only tiny dots no bigger than a pin's head serve to mark their position.

    The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884

  • Mary Evans/Everett Collection Men in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific use a Singer sewing machine, circa 1900.

    Singer Postcard Ads 2011

  • On February 10, Task Force 58 had departed the fleet anchorage at Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands, nearly 550 miles southwest of Saipan.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • On February 10, Task Force 58 had departed the fleet anchorage at Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands, nearly 550 miles southwest of Saipan.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • PalauAfter three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia.

    Background 2008

  • Palau officially Republic of Palau, independent nation (1995 est.pop. 17,000), c. 192 sq mi (497 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands.

    Palau The World Factbook 2008

  • Background: After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia.

    Palau 2008

  • Located about 800 kilometers (km) north of the equator, 800 km east of the Philippines, and 6,000 km southwest of Hawaii, Palau is the westernmost archipelago of Micronesia's Caroline Islands.

    Palau tropical moist forests 2007

  • Twenty-four species of reptiles (e.g., skinks and geckos) and amphibians, including four endemics, with one endemic genus, are found in the Caroline Islands.

    Carolines tropical moist forests 2007

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