Regions
Oceania
oh-shee-AN-ee-uh
Also Known As Australia and Oceania The CIA World Factbook's own name for this continental division, distinct from the atlas's narrower Oceania entity scope.
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Oceania is the region of the Pacific Ocean comprising the continent of Australia together with Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, the thousands of islands scattered across the central and southern Pacific from New Guinea to Easter Island. As a region it is distinct from the continent of Australia alone.
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Area (sq km)Including Australia; figures vary depending on how much of the Malay Archipelago is counted toward Oceania rather than Southeast Asia. Population2024 estimate, including Australia. Cross-Tradition Connections
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The Daintree sits within the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area on Australia's northeast coast.
Melanesia is one of Oceania's constituent subregions, alongside Micronesia and Polynesia.
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Melanesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDefinition section, Oceania associated-with edgeQuote, Definition section, Oceania associated-with edge
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Oceania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The CIA World Factbook also categorizes Oceania as one of the major continental divisions of the world, but the name "Australia and Oceania" is used.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationAssociated With: The Mariana TrenchView the Source Daintree Rainforest (Wikipedia)
Micronesia (Wikipedia)
Australia (continent) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Australia, Introduction sectionQuote, Associated With: Australia, Introduction section
Situated in the geographical region of Oceania, more specifically in the subregion of Australasia, Australia is the smallest of the seven traditional continents.
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