The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.

Location of Oceania

Oceania is a geographical, and geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands.[1][2][3][4]

The boundaries of Oceania are defined in a number of ways. Most definitions include parts of Australasia such as Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, and parts of Maritime Southeast Asia.[5][6][7] Ethnologically, the islands of Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[8]

General reference

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  • Pronunciation (IPA)
    • UK: /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑːn.(iː.)ə/
    • US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/
  • Common English name(s): Oceania, Oceanica[9]
  • Official English name(s): Oceania
  • Adjectival(s): Oceanian
  • Demonym(s): Oceanians

Geography of Oceania

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Geography of Oceania

Geography of Oceania by region

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Geography of Oceania by country and territory

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  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
  • Geography of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Environment of Oceania

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Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania

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Ecology of Oceania

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Geology of Oceania

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Wildlife of Oceania

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Flora of Oceania
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Fauna of Oceania
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Natural geographic features of Oceania

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Regions of Oceania

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Regions of Oceania

Biogeographic divisions of Oceania

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Political divisions of Oceania

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Sovereign states and dependencies (listed in italic) that have at least some territory lying within Oceania:

Municipalities of Oceania
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Demography of Oceania

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Demographics of Oceania

Politics of Oceania

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Politics of Oceania by region

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Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania

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Elections in Oceania

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Political parties in Oceania

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Foreign relations of Oceania

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Foreign relations of Oceania

Diplomatic missions of Oceania

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International organizations of Oceania

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Law and order in Oceania

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Law of Oceania

Military of Oceania

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Local government in Oceania

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Local government in Oceania

History of Oceania

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History of Oceania

History of Oceania by period

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History of Oceania by region

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History of Oceania by subject

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Culture of Oceania

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Culture of Oceania

Art in Oceania

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Culture of Oceania by region

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Languages of Oceania

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Languages of Oceania

Religion in Oceania

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Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division

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Sports in Oceania

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Sport in Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

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Economy of Oceania

Economy by country and territory

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Education in Oceania

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Education in Oceania

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atlas of Canada Web Master (2004-08-17). "The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. ^ "Encarta Mexico "Oceanía"". Mx.encarta.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  3. ^ Lewis, Martin W.; Kären E. Wigen (1997). The Myth of Continents: a Critique of Metageography. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-520-20742-4. (hbk.); pbk.). The answer [from a scholar who sought to calculate the number of continents] conformed almost precisely to the conventional list: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Australia plus New Zealand), Africa, and Antarctica.
  4. ^ Current IOC members. International Olympic Committee: Turin 2006.
  5. ^ Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine (based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed.) 2006. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
  6. ^ See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  8. ^ "Oceania" Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press.
  9. ^ ""Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet". Memidex.com. 2009-03-20. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Insular area of the United States.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Australian overseas territory.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai French overseas department or territory.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k a State of the United States.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Some Indonesian territory could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k British overseas territory.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Also known as Timor-Leste.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Overseas territory of New Zealand.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Excluding Navassa Island, Petrel Islands, and Serranilla Bank, which are in the Caribbean and are not part of Oceania
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