Outline of Oceania explained
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]
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
- Pronunciation (IPA)
- UK: pronounced as //ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑːn.(iː.)ə//
- US: pronounced as //ˌoʊʃiˈæniə//
- Common English name(s): Oceania, Oceanica[9]
- Official English name(s): Oceania
- Adjectival(s): Oceanian
- Demonym(s): Oceanians
Geography of Oceania
Geography of Oceania
- Oceania is
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Mostly in the South Pacific
- Extreme points of Oceania
- Elevation extremes
- Southernmost points of Oceania
- Extreme points by region
- Extreme points of Australasia
- Population of Oceania: 34,748,972
- Atlas of Oceania
Geography of Oceania by region
- Geography of Melanesia
- Geography of Micronesia
- Geography of Polynesia
Geography of Oceania by country and territory
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:
Environment of Oceania
Environment of Oceania
Climate of Oceania
- Climate of American Samoa
- Climate of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
- Climate of Australia
- Climate of the Cook Islands(New Zealand)
- Climate of the Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
- Climate of Easter Island (Chile)
- Climate of Fiji
- Climate of French Polynesia (France)
- Climate of Guam (United States)
- Climate of Hawaii (United States)
- Climate of Indonesia
- Climate of Kiribati
- Climate of the Marshall Islands
- Climate of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Climate of Nauru
- Climate of New Caledonia (France)
- Climate of New Zealand
- Climate of Niue (New Zealand)
- Climate of Norfolk Island (Australia)
- Climate of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
- Climate of Palau
- Climate of Papua New Guinea
- Climate of the Pitcairn Islands[10] (United Kingdom)
- Climate of Samoa
- Climate of the Solomon Islands
- Climate of Tokelau[11] (New Zealand)
- Climate of Tonga
- Climate of Tuvalu
- Climate of Vanuatu
- Climate of Wallis and Futuna (France)
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Ecology of Oceania
- Ecology of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
- Ecology of Easter Island (Chile)
- Ecology of Indonesia
Geology of Oceania
Wildlife of Oceania
- Wildlife of Oceanian realm
Flora of Oceania
Fauna of Oceania
- Fauna of Oceanian realm
- Birds of Oceania
- Mammals of Oceania
Natural geographic features of Oceania
Regions of Oceania
Regions of Oceania
Biogeographic divisions of Oceania
Political divisions of Oceania
Sovereign states and dependencies (listed in italic) that have at least some territory lying within Oceania:
Municipalities of Oceania
Demography of Oceania
Demographics of Oceania
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Politics of Oceania
Politics of Oceania by region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Elections in Oceania
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Political parties in Oceania
Foreign relations of Oceania
Foreign relations of Oceania
Diplomatic missions of Oceania
International organizations of Oceania
Law and order in Oceania
Law of Oceania
Military of Oceania
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Local government in Oceania
Local government in Oceania
History of Oceania
History of Oceania
- Timeline of the history of Oceania
- Current events of Oceania
History of Oceania by period
History of Oceania by region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
History of Oceania by subject
Culture of Oceania
Culture of Oceania
Art in Oceania
Culture of Oceania by region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Languages of Oceania
Languages of Oceania
Religion in Oceania
Religion in Oceania
Religion in Oceania by political division
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Sports in Oceania
Sport in Oceania
- Basketball in Oceania
- Football in Oceania
- Rugby in Oceania
- Skiing in Oceania
- Swimming in Oceania
Economy and infrastructure of Oceania
Economy of Oceania
Economy by country and territory
- United States Minor Outlying Islands:[12]
Education in Oceania
Education in Oceania
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Atlas of Canada Web Master . The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents . Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca . 2004-08-17 . 2009-04-17 . 2012-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104233233/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/international/world/referencemap_image_view . dead .
- Web site: Encarta Mexico "Oceanía". Mx.encarta.msn.com. 2009-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20090317194849/http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557382/Ocean%C3%ADa.html. 2009-03-17. dead.
- Book: Lewis, Martin W. . Kären E. Wigen . The Myth of Continents: a Critique of Metageography . 1997 . University of California Press . Berkeley . 32 . 0-520-20742-4 . 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. . (hbk.); pbk.).
- http://www.turin2006.com/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_1194.pdf Current IOC members
- http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Oceania Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary
- See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents
- Web site: United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania . Millenniumindicators.un.org . 2009-04-17 . 2011-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713041240/http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#oceania . live .
- http://www.bartleby.com/65/oc/Oceania.html "Oceania"
- Web site: "Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet . https://archive.today/20120912043410/http://www.memidex.com/oceanica . dead . September 12, 2012 . Memidex.com . 2009-03-20 . 2009-04-17 .
- [British overseas territory]
- Overseas territory of New Zealand.
- Excluding Navassa Island, Petrel Islands, and Serranilla Bank, which are in the Caribbean and are not part of Oceania
- [Insular area]
- [Australia]
- Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
- Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
- [French overseas departments and territories|French overseas department or territory]
- a State of the United States.
- Some Indonesian territory could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania
- Also known as Timor-Leste.
- East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.