OCEANIA Continent Size:
8,112,000 sq km
3,132,059 sq miles
Percent of Earth's Land: 5.3%
Population: 32,000,000
Highest Point: Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea, 14,794 ft (4,509m)
Lowest Point: Lake Eyre, Australia, 52ft (16m) below sea level
Description OCEANIA, the smallest continent, is without doubt one of the most diverse and fascinating areas on the planet.
A large percentage of geography experts now consider the
long-established continent of Australia to be more accurately defined as
Australia/Oceania.
Collectively it then combines all of Australia, New Zealand, Papua
New Guinea, as well as the thousands of coral atolls and volcanic
islands of the South Pacific Ocean, including the Melanesia and Polynesia groups.
Oceania also includes Micronesia, a widely scattered group of islands that run along the northern and southern edges of the Equator.
Geography Notes (Hawaii, Johnston Atoll and Midway Islands are located for reference only, and are not a part of Oceania.) Melanesia includes the independent countries of Fiji and Vanuatu, as well as the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Micronesia
islands are all part of the same volcanic zone, and include the
Marshall Islands, the nations of Micronesia (FSM), Palau, Kiribati and
Nauru. In addition, it includes Guam, Saipan, the Northern Mariana
Islands, as well as Wake Island.
Polynesia contains numerous island groups, including all of
French Polynesia and the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society and
Tuamoto islands. In addition, the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Niue, the
Pitcairn Islands, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna.
Maps Oceania (Detailed Country Maps) selected countries here! Oceania (Outline Map) (black and white) here! Oceania (Maps) at the University of Texas here! Recommended Links Photos, the best of our Australia, New Zealand
and Southeast Asia photos here! Oceania Currency conversion rates here! Oceania Flags
all countries
here! Pacific Ocean International Dateline, how it works here! Time Zones Time Zones
map showing all current dates and times across Oceania here!