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    History of the Federated States of Micronesia

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    The Federated States of Micronesia are located on the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan; United Nations trusteeship under United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and gradual independence beginning with the ratification of a sovereign constitution in 1979. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands archipelago and is divided roughly along cultural and linguistic lines into the states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. The capital is Palikir, on the island of Pohnpei.
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    History of Micronesia, a survey of notable events and people in Micronesia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Micronesia is composed of more than 600 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands archipelago and is divided roughly along cultural and linguistic lines into the states of—from west to.
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    A map of the Federated States of Micronesia.. The Federated States of Micronesia are located on the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan; United Nations trusteeship under United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and gradual ...
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    Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Polynesia.Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) Micronesia (UK: / ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ n iː z i ə /, US: /-ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ) [1] is a ...
  7. britannica.com

    Micronesia has a complicated colonial history. Guam, the southernmost of the Mariana Islands, became the first inhabited Pacific island to be visited by a European when the Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed there in 1521. The Marianas became the first European colony in Micronesia in 1668, when Spain took control of the island chain.
  8. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Micronesia, from the ancient Greek μικρος (small) and νησος (island), is the name of one of the three ethnogeographic areas (with Melanesia and Polynesia) of Oceania, a region in the Pacific Ocean.The Philippines lie to the west, Indonesia to the south west, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the south-east and east.
  9. earth-site.co.uk

    Aug 21, 2024Micronesia achieved independence from United States administration in 1986, marking a significant milestone in its history as a sovereign nation. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was established as an independent state with its own constitution and government, comprising four states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae.
  10. searchworks.stanford.edu

    The French science expedition led by Captain Freycinet was the most comprehensive visit by Westerners to Micronesia at the time. The original twelve-volume official report includes information about the islands up to 1819: their history, anthropology, sociology, native customs, industry, commerce, linguistics, flora and fauna.
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