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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.
John L. Fischer,
Robert C. Kiste
Director and Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. Author of The Bikinians: A Study in Forced Migration.
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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 include Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae), the Marshall Islands (which include Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap, Kwajalein, and Majuro), Nauru, and Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands, and ...(100 of 6199 words)

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