. "Micronesia (from Greek: \u03BC\u03B9\u03BA\u03C1\u03CC\u03C2, mikr\u00F3s, \"small\" + Greek: \u03BD\u1FC6\u03C3\u03BF\u03C2, nisos, \"island\") is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions, Polynesia to the east and Melanesia to the south.The region has a tropical marine climate, and is part of the Oceania ecozone."@en . .