Outline of Oceania

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

  • 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

Geography of Oceania

  • Oceania is
  • 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
          • Extreme points of Australia
          • Extreme points of New Zealand
          • Extreme points of Papua New Guinea
  • 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[21]
Geography of Baker Island  · Geography of Howland Island  Geography of Jarvis Island  · Geography of Johnston Atoll  · Geography of Kingman Reef  · Geography of Midway Atoll  · Geography of Palmyra Atoll  · Geography of Wake Island
Geography of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Geography of the Bonin Islands  · Geography of Marcus Island  · Geography of Okino-tori-shima  · Geography of the Volcano Islands

Environment of Oceania

Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Climate of Baker Island  · Climate of Howland Island  Climate of Jarvis Island  · Climate of Johnston Atoll  · Climate of Kingman Reef  · Climate of Midway Atoll  · Climate of Palmyra Atoll  · Climate of Wake Island
Climate of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Climate of the Bonin Islands  · Climate of Marcus Island  · Climate of the Okino-tori-shima  · Climate of the Volcano Islands

Ecology of Oceania

  • Ecology of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands[11] (Australia) 
  • Ecology of Easter Island [13] (Chile)
  • Ecology of Indonesia[16]

Geology of Oceania

Wildlife of Oceania

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:

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Bonin Islands  · Marcus Island  · Okino-tori-shima  · Volcano Islands
Municipalities of Oceania

Demography of Oceania

Demographics of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Demographics of Baker Island  · Demographics of Howland Island  Demographics of Jarvis Island  · Demographics of Johnston Atoll  · Demographics of Kingman Reef  · Demographics of Midway Atoll  · Demographics of Palmyra Atoll  · Demographics of Wake Island
Demographics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Demographics of the Bonin Islands  · Demographics of Marcus Island  · Demographics of Okino-tori-shima  · Demographics of the Volcano Islands

Politics of Oceania

Politics of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Politics of Baker Island  · Politics of Howland Island  Politics of Jarvis Island  · Politics of Johnston Atoll  · Politics of Kingman Reef  · Politics of Midway Atoll  · Politics of Palmyra Atoll  · Politics of Wake Island
Politics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Politics of the Bonin Islands  · Politics of Marcus Island  · Politics of Okino-tori-shima  · Politics of the Volcano Islands

Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Government of Baker Island  · Government of Howland Island  Government of Jarvis Island  · Government of Johnston Atoll  · Government of Kingman Reef  · Government of Midway Atoll  · Government of Palmyra Atoll  · Government of Wake Island
Government of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Government of the Bonin Islands  · Government of Marcus Island  · Government of Okino-tori-shima  · Government of the Volcano Islands

Elections in Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Elections in Baker Island  · Elections in Howland Island  Elections in Jarvis Island  · Elections in Johnston Atoll  · Elections in Kingman Reef  · Elections in Midway Atoll  · Elections in Palmyra Atoll  · Elections in Wake Island
Elections in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Elections in the Bonin Islands  · Elections in Marcus Island  · Elections in the Okino-tori-shima  · Elections in the Volcano Islands

Political parties in Oceania

  • 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[21]
Military of Baker Island  · Military of Howland Island  Military of Jarvis Island  · Military of Johnston Atoll  · Military of Kingman Reef  · Military of Midway Atoll  · Military of Palmyra Atoll  · Military of Wake Island
Military of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Military of the Bonin Islands  · Military of Marcus Island  · Military of Okino-tori-shima  · Military of the Volcano Islands

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

  • 2006 in Oceania
  • 2007
    • January 2007 in Oceania
  • 2009
    • 2009 flu pandemic in Oceania

History of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
History of Baker Island  · History of Howland Island  History of Jarvis Island  · History of Johnston Atoll  · History of Kingman Reef  · History of Midway Atoll  · History of Palmyra Atoll  · History of Wake Island
History of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
History of the Bonin Islands  · History of Marcus Island  · History of Okino-tori-shima  · History of the Volcano Islands

History of Oceania by subject

Culture of Oceania

Culture of Oceania

Art in Oceania

  • Art in Oceania
  • Cinema of Oceania
    • Oceania films
  • Literature of Oceania
  • Music of Oceania
  • Television in Oceania
  • Theatre in Oceania

Culture of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Culture of Baker Island  · Culture of Howland Island  Culture of Jarvis Island  · Culture of Johnston Atoll  · Culture of Kingman Reef  · Culture of Midway Atoll  · Culture of Palmyra Atoll  · Culture of Wake Island
Culture of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Culture of the Bonin Islands  · Culture of Marcus Island  · Culture of Okino-tori-shima  · Culture of the Volcano Islands

Languages of Oceania

Languages of Oceania

Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Religion in Baker Island  · Religion in Howland Island  Religion in Jarvis Island  · Religion in Johnston Atoll  · Religion in Kingman Reef  · Religion in Midway Atoll  · Religion in Palmyra Atoll  · Religion in Wake Island
Religion in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Religion in the Bonin Islands  · Religion in Marcus Island  · Religion in Okino-tori-shima  · Religion in the Volcano Islands

Sports in Oceania

Sport in Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

Economy of Oceania

Economy by country and territory

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]
Economy of Baker Island  · Economy of Howland Island  Economy of Jarvis Island  · Economy of Johnston Atoll  · Economy of Kingman Reef  · Economy of Midway Atoll  · Economy of Palmyra Atoll  · Economy of Wake Island
Economy of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
Economy of the Bonin Islands  · Economy of Marcus Island  · Economy of Okino-tori-shima  · Economy of the Volcano Islands

Education in Oceania

Education in Oceania

See also

  • List of basic geography topics

References

  1. Atlas of Canada Web Master (2004-08-17). "The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. "Encarta Mexico "Oceanía"". Mx.encarta.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. 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.); ISBN 0-520-20743-2 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 (based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed.) 2006. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
  6. See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents
  7. "United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  8. "Oceania". 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press.
  9. ""Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet". Memidex.com. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  10. Insular area of the United States.
  11. Australian overseas territory.
  12. Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
  13. Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
  14. French overseas department or territory.
  15. a State of the United States.
  16. Some Indonesian territory could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania
  17. British overseas territory.
  18. Also known as Timor-Leste.
  19. East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.
  20. Overseas territory of New Zealand.
  21. Excluding Navassa Island, Petrel Islands, and Serranilla Bank, which are in the Caribbean and are not part of Oceania

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