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Bairiki islet Map of the Pacific Ocean region showing three major culture areas highlighted in different colors: Micronesia in purple, Melanesia in green, and Polynesia in yellow. The map includes labeled islands and island groups such as Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Guam, and the Marshall Islands, with the culture area boundaries spanning across the central and southern Pacific. thermonuclear bomb Satawal, Micronesia: outrigger canoe bai pandanus trees Micronesian festival dance
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Micronesian culture

cultural region, Pacific Ocean
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John L. Fischer
Professor of Anthropology, Tulane University, New Orleans. Coauthor of The Eastern Carolines.
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Micronesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Micronesia. The region of Micronesia lies between the Philippines and Hawaii and encompasses more than 2,000 islands, most of which are small and many of which are found in clusters. The region includes, from west to east, Palau (also known as Belau), Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (which include Saipan), the Federated States of Micronesia (which...

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