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Polynesia, Melanesia... or Micronesia?

For each statement, decide if the answer corresponds to Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia or all three.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019
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First submittedMay 14, 2019
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1. Stretches into Asia
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2. Crosses the International Date Line
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3. Holds part of the state of Hawaii
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4. Has over 2 US territories
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5. Has the most northern average latitude of the three
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6. Completely holds the fewest countries out of the three
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7. Holds the second richest nation (by GDP) in Australia (Oceania)
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8. Is home to native penguins
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9. Is located only in the Southern Hemisphere
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10. Holds one of the three smallest nations in the world
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11. Is the poorest of the three
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12. Has the most southern point of the three
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13. Holds the largest island in area of the three
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14. Has the largest population
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15. Means “The region of small islands” in Greek
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Level 64
Jul 29, 2020
Polynesia does not have the highest population. Population of Melanesia (PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia) excluding Western New Guinea is a bit more than 10 million, If the Indonesian part is also counted as Melanesia the population goes to about 15 million. The population of Polynesia is only a bit over 7 million.
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Level 47
Aug 7, 2022
Polynesia holds the lowest amount of countries out of the three, actually. Micronesian: Palau, The Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati. (5) Melanesia: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji (And Indonesia if you want) ((4 or 5)) Polynesia: Tuvalu, Tonga, Samoa (3) Three is less than both 4 and 5, so it would be Polynesia :)
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Level 63
May 14, 2023
I'm not sure how the quiz-maker counted, but you are clearly forgetting New Zealand in your tally of Polynesian countries.