A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

San Juan Island, located in the northwest of Washington State, is the second largest and most populous ... stay on this beautiful island in the Pacific Northwest.

Eleven Pacific Island countries are members of the World Bank and have a combined population of about 2.3 million people, scattered across an area equivalent to 15% of the globe’s surface.