South Pacific
# South Pacific

The South Pacific is the Southern Hemisphere portion of the Pacific Ocean, Earth's largest oceanic division, and which includes several islands and archipelagos. It is home to large portions of Oceania (which includes Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) and Maritime Southeast Asia.

It may also refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* South Pacific (novel), a 1992 book by James A. Michener

### TV, film and theater

* South Pacific (musical), a 1949 musical play by Rodgers and Hammerstein
   * South Pacific (1958 film), an adaptation
   * South Pacific (2001 film), a television production
* South Pacific, a 1943 play by Howard Rigsby and Dorothy Heyward and staged on Broadway by Lee Strasberg
* Survivor: South Pacific, the 23rd season of the American TV show Survivor, which took place in Samoa
* South Pacific (TV series), a 2009 BBC nature documentary series
* South Pacific Television, a former New Zealand broadcasting company

### Music

* Southpacific, a space rock band from Canada
* South Pacific (Decca album), a 1949 album featuring Bing Crosby
* South Pacific (soundtrack), a soundtrack released in 1958
* South Pacific in Hi-Fi, a 1958 jazz album by the Chico Hamilton Quintet
* "South Pacific", a 1993 song by the Verve from Voyager 1

## Other uses

* University of the South Pacific, a public university with locations across a dozen countries
* South Pacific Area, a multinational U.S.-led military command active during World War II
