Australia and Oceania

Remotely located on South Pacific, Pitcairn comprises of a group of tiny islands that are located far from any inhabited island. The islands are significantly low populated. Of the various islands, Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited one.

Neighboring Cook Islands and Tonga, Niue is an Oceania Island with Alofi as its capital. Other villages in Niue include Avatele, Liku, Hikutavake, Mutalay, Lakepa and a few others. The remoteness of Niue alongside its linguistic and cultural differences to that of other Cook Islands are some of the factors explaining why this island is administered separately.

Palau islands are a part of what makes the larger Micronesia area in Oceania. Palau lies on southeastern side of Philippines. However, it is essential to note that Palau is not one of Federated States of Micronesia but an independent republic.

The small island of Nauru sits on South Pacific Ocean and largely known for its being the smallest independent country in the world. The history of Nauru is largely based on mining in its rich phosphate deposits. The island has a tropical climate and its terrain is largely composed of sandy beaches and coral reefs especially on the shallow areas.

The island of Guam sits on North Pacific Ocean and it is situated just close to Philippines and Hawaii. In the archipelago of Marina islands, Guam is the southernmost and largest one and it is an overseas territory of USA.

Situated in North Pacific, Micronesia consists of thousands of small islands and many independent and dependent states. Most of these islands and states are largely influenced by UAS and the islands were first settled about 3000 years ago.

Melanesia is made up of a group of islands lying on the north eastern parts of Australia. This is a place that tourists say that will let you know the real meaning of ‘paradise on earth’. Islands on Melanesia are stunning and amazingly beautiful.

Marshall Islands boast of having Majuro as the capital city which is also the largest city as well. Most of the more developed areas of the city are situated on eastern parts of Marshall Island on the northern side of the airport.

Lying on the Pacific Ocean, the American Samoa consists of several islands that make this America’s unincorporated territory. The people living in American Samoa are regarded as nationals of US but not citizens of America.

Sitting on the Indian Ocean, Tonga is simply known by most travelers as the ‘friendly Islands’. The archipelago forming Tonga country consists of four groups of islands. Tonga country is an absolute monarchy, an aspect that seems to haunt the country as far as being a tourist destination is concerned.

Situated on Guadalcanal, Honiara serves as the capital city of Solomon Islands. Visitors to Honiara get in through Henderson Field International Airport which is served by various airlines include the weekly Air Pacific airline from Nadi, Solomon Airlines, Air Niugini and Pacific Blue airline that offers connections to Brisbane on Thursdays and Tuesdays.

A home to about 2700 people, Avarua is located on Rarotonga and is the capital city of Cook Islands. Avarua is the major commercial and economical centre of Rarotonga Island and besides the supermarkets and hotels;