These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; fo

Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other islands of the Comor

Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island gr

These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred fro

Part of Portugal.

Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a rail

The region of present-day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of C

Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the

The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesia