Table 1.
Summary of the different islands sampled during the Tara Pacific expedition with the associated island code (I01 to I32), their chosen reference name (in bold) corresponding either to the name of the island or of the archipelagos.
| Island code | isl_name (s) | Archipelagos/synonym names | Country | latitude | longitude | station nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I01 | Chapera/Mogo Mogo/Bartolome | Islas de las Perlas | Panama | 8.4061 | −79.0605 | 3 |
| I02 | Brincaco/del canal de Afuerta/Jicarita | Coiba | Panama | 7.4667 | −81.7833 | 3 |
| I03 | Malpelo | Colombia | 4 | −81.6081 | 2 | |
| I04 | Rapa Nui | Easter Island | Chile | −27.1167 | −109.367 | 4 |
| I05 | Ducie | Pitcairns | United Kingdom | −24.6833 | −124.783 | 4 |
| I06 | Tenoko/Tekava/Kamaka | Gambiers | France | −23.14 | −134.94 | 3 |
| I07 | Moorea | French Polynesia | France | −17.5333 | −149.833 | 3 |
| I08 | Aitutaki | Cook | New Zeland | −18.8561 | −159.785 | 3 |
| I09 | Niue | Niue | −19.05 | −169.917 | 3 | |
| I10 | Upolu | Samoa | Samoa | −13.5833 | −172.333 | 4 |
| I11 | Futuna | Futuna/Horn Islands | France | −14.2833 | −178.15 | 3 |
| I11 | Alofi | Futuna/Horn Islands | France | |||
| I12 | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | −8.5067 | 179.0979 | 4 | |
| I13 | Abaiang | Kiribati | Kiribati | 1.4167 | 173 | 3 |
| I14 | Chuuk | Micronesia | Micronesia | 7.4167 | 151.7833 | 3 |
| I15 | Guam | USA | 13.5 | 144.8 | 3 | |
| I16 | Chichi Jima | Ogasawara | Japan | 26.9981 | 142.2181 | 3 |
| I17 | Sesoko | Okinawa | Japan | 26.4794 | 127.9278 | 3 |
| I18 | Fiji | Fiji | −18 | 179 | 3 | |
| I19 | Heron | Australia | −23.4385 | 151.9084 | 4 | |
| I20 | Chesterfield | France | −19.332 | 158.4727 | 3 | |
| I21 | New Caledonia | France | −22.4973 | 166.4787 | 3 | |
| I22 | Guadacanal/Njurokamo/Njapuna | Solomon | Solomon Islands | −8.5672 | 158.5733 | 3 |
| I23 | Milney Bay | Papua New Guinea | −9.2684 | 151.4979 | 3 | |
| I24 | Kimbe Bay | Papua New Guinea | −5.2801 | 150.1162 | 3 | |
| I25 | Hellen Reef//Tobi/Merir/Pulo Anna/Soronsol | Palau South islands | Palau | 2.890117 | 131.7944 | 5 |
| I26 | Babeldaob | Palau | Palau | 7.344777 | 134.4888 | 3 |
| I27 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 22.63486 | 114.1022 | 2 | |
| I28 | Taiwan | Taiwan | 22.06 | 121.33 | 3 | |
| I29 | Oahu | Hawaii | USA | 21.43421 | −157.739 | 3 |
| I30 | Isla Cerralvo/Los Frailes//Bahía Chilenos | Baja California | Mexico | 24.23236 | −109.888 | 3 |
| I31 | Clipperton | France | 10.26905 | −109.203 | 3 | |
| I32 | Brincaco/Rancheria/Jicarita/Las Uvas | Coiba | Panama | 8.004 | −82.3431 | 4 |