Outline of Oceania

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

General reference

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

Oceania is
- A geopolitical and geographical region
- One of the eight terrestrial realms
Location
- Pacific Ocean
  - Mostly in the South Pacific
- Extreme points of Oceania
  - Elevation extremes
    - Highest point: Puncak Jaya in Papua at 4,884 m (16,024 ft)
    - Lowest point: Lake Eyre, Australia at 16 m (52 ft) below sea level
  - Southernmost points of Oceania
  - Extreme points by region
    - Extreme points of Australasia
Population of Oceania: 34,748,972
Atlas of Oceania

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

Politics of Oceania

History of Oceania

Culture of Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

Education in Oceania

References

^ 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.
^ "Encarta Mexico "Oceanía"". Mx.encarta.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
^ 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.
^ Current IOC members. International Olympic Committee: Turin 2006.
^ 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.
^ See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
^ "Oceania" Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press.
^ ""Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet". Memidex.com. 2009-03-20. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k a State of the United States.
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k British overseas territory.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Overseas territory of New Zealand.
^ ^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
^ Also known as Timor-Leste.
^ East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.

External links

[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

[unsd-m49-7] "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.

[USIA-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.

[AOT-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.

[SGSNZ-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.

[RVC-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.

[FODT-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.

[USS-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k a State of the United States.

[TAO-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

[BOT-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k British overseas territory.

[NZ-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Overseas territory of New Zealand.

[NAV-19] ^ ^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

[ET-20] Also known as Timor-Leste.

[TLAO-21] East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.

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Outline of Oceania

General reference

Geography of Oceania

Geography of Oceania by region

Geography of Oceania by country and territory

Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania

Ecology of Oceania

Geology of Oceania

Wildlife of Oceania

Flora of Oceania

Fauna of Oceania

Natural geographic features of Oceania

Regions of Oceania

Biogeographic divisions of Oceania

Political divisions of Oceania

Municipalities of Oceania

Demography of Oceania

Politics of Oceania

Politics of Oceania by region

Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania

Elections in Oceania

Political parties in Oceania

Foreign relations of Oceania

Diplomatic missions of Oceania

International organizations of Oceania

Law and order in Oceania

Military of Oceania

Local government in Oceania

History of Oceania

History of Oceania by period

History of Oceania by region

History of Oceania by subject

Culture of Oceania

Art in Oceania

Culture of Oceania by region

Languages of Oceania

Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division

Sports in Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

Economy by country and territory

Education in Oceania

See also

References

External links