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South Seas, name given by early explorers to the whole of the Pacific Ocean. In recent times the name has been used to mean only the central Pacific, the S Pacific, and the SW Pacific. More particularly it is applied to the South Sea Islands (see Oceania Oceania or Oceanica , collective name for the approximately 25,000 islands of the Pacific, usually excluding such nontropical areas as the Ryukyu and Aleutian islands and Japan, as well as Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, whose
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No references found			Here, again, it seems wisest to leave the remaining adventures in the South Seas to the reader's own discovery, simply stating that, after a sojourn at the Society Islands, Melville shipped for Honolulu. Typee by Melville, Herman View in context The South Seas is populous with treasure-hunters--" Almost could Daughtry have sworn that he had seen a flash of anxiety break through the dream-films that bleared the Ancient Mariner's eyes. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context But be easy, be easy, this here harpooneer I have been tellin' you of has just arrived from the south seas, where he bought up a lot of 'balmed New Zealand heads (great curios, you know), and he's sold all on 'em but one, and that one he's trying to sell to-night, cause to-morrow's Sunday, and it would not do to be sellin' human heads about the streets when folks is goin' to churches. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context			South Orkney Islands South Ossetia South Pacific Anticyclone South Pacific Current South Pacific Ridge South Pasadena South Pass South Pass City State Historic Site South Plainfield South Platte South Platte River south point south polar distance South Pole south porch South Portland South River South Russian Government, So-Called South Russian Workers Union South Saint Paul South San Francisco South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Trench South Saskatchewan South Sea Bubble South Seas South Shetland Islands South Shields South Shore State Park south side South Suburban City south temperate zone South Toledo Bend State Park south tropical disturbance South Tyneside South Tyrol South Vietnam South Wales South West Africa South West Africa People's Organization South Whidbey Island State Park South Windsor South Yemen South Yorkshire South Yuba River State Park South, the South, University of the south-light roof Southampton Southampton County Southampton Insurrection			South San Joaquin Irrigation District South San Jose Youth Soccer League South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Trench South Santee River South Santee River South Santiam Watershed Council South Saskatchewan South Saskatchewan South Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League South Saskatchewan Regiment South Saskatchewan River South Saskatchewan River South Saskatchewan River Basin South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra South Sea South Sea South Sea (South China Sea) South Sea (South China Sea) South Sea bubble South Sea bubble South Sea bubble South Sea Evangelical Church South Sea Imports South Sea Islander South Sea Islands South Sea Islands South Seabrook Marine District South Seas South Seas Group, Inc. South Seattle Crime Prevention Council South Seminole Heights Civic Association South Seminole Middle School South Shetland South Shetland South Shetland Islands South Shetland Islands South Shetlands South Shetlands South Shields South Shields South Shields (town) South Shields (town) South Shore Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth South Shore Atari Group South Shore Babe Ruth South Shore Baptist Church South Shore Baseball Club South Shore Bay Band South Shore Building Service, Inc. South Shore Christian Academy South Shore Christian Fellowship South Shore Circus Concert Band South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. South Shore Community Broadband South Shore Community Services LLC South Shore Concert Band South Shore District Health Authority

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