useless trivia: What Word Means: A Group Of Pacific Islands?

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in may 1948, mt ruapehu and mt---------- , both in new zealand, erupted simultaneously?

in may 1948, mt ruapehu and mt ngauruhoe, both in---------- , erupted simultaneously?

in space you cannot cry because there is no ---------- to make the tears flow?

in the---------- , time is often measured by how long it takes to smoke a cigarette?

in the andes, ---------- is often measured by how long it takes to smoke a cigarette?