Answer:
c
Explanation:
because This is a list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, collectively called the Pacific Islands. Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Depending on the context, Pacific Islands may refer to countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, islands once or currently colonized, or Oceania. The indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are referred to as Pacific Islanders. This list is organized by archipelago or political unit. In order to keep this list of moderate size, links are given to more complete lists for countries with large numbers of small or uninhabited islands
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings.[1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania.[2][3] More commonly, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States. Examples include the Pitcairn Islands, Taiwan, and Borneo.[4]
List of the largest Pacific islands
Islands of the Pacific Ocean proper, with an area larger than 10,000 km2.
Name Area (km2) Country/Countries Population Population density Region Subregion
New Guinea 785,753 Indonesia and Papua New Guinea 7,500,000 9.544 Oceania / Australia Melanesia
Honshu 227,960 Japan 103,000,000 451.8 Asia East Asia
Sulawesi 174,600 Indonesia 18,455,000 105.7 Asia Southeast Asia
South Island 150,437 New Zealand 1,135,500 7.5 Oceania / Zealandia Polynesia
North Island 113,729 New Zealand 3,749,200 33.0 Oceania / Zealandia Polynesia
Luzon 109,965 Philippines 48,520,000 441.2 Asia Southeast Asia
Mindanao 104,530 Philippines 25,281,000 241.9 Asia Southeast Asia
Tasmania 90,758 Australia 514,700 5.671 Oceania / Australia Australasia
Hokkaido 77,981 Japan 5,474,000 70.2 Asia East Asia
Sakhalin 72,493 Russia 580,000 8.001 Asia North Asia
Taiwan Island (Formosa) 35,883 Taiwan 23,000,000 641 Asia East Asia
Kyushu 35,640 Japan 13,231,000 371.2 Asia East Asia
New Britain 35,145 Papua New Guinea 513,926 14.62 Oceania Melanesia
Vancouver Island 31,285 Canada 759,366 24.27 North America Northern America
Shikoku 18,800 Japan 4,141,955 220.3 Asia East Asia
Grande Terre 16,648 New Caledonia (France) 208,709 12.54 Oceania / Zealandia Melanesia
Palawan 12,189 Philippines 430,000 35.28 Asia Southeast Asia
Hawaii 10,434 United States of America 185,079 17.74 Oceania Polynesia
Viti Levu 10,388 Fiji 600,000 56.97 Oceania Melanesia
