The South Pacific is a vast region occupying 30 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, an area more than three times larger than the United States of America or China. Of this, only 2% is land, scattered over a myriad of large and small islands with a total land area of only 500,000 square kilometers. The region is also home to an incredibly diverse range of peoples and their cultures, with three commonly recognised subregional constituents Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia.3 copies|Also available online|Tuvenv copy kept at ACT|SLIC also hold French versionCall Number: 333.72 ,[EL]ISBN/ISSN: 982-04-0113-5Physical Description: iv, 40 p. ; 26 cm