An orthographic projection of Oceania
Oceania (
OH -s(h)ee-AH -nee-ə, -AY - ,
OH -shee-A(H)N -ee-ə ) is a
geographical region comprising
Australasia ,
Melanesia ,
Micronesia , and
Polynesia . Spanning the
Eastern and
Western Hemispheres , at the centre of the
water hemisphere , Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 44.4 million as of 2022. When compared to the other continents, Oceania is the smallest in land area and the
second-least populated after
Antarctica .
Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the
highly developed and globally competitive
financial markets of
Australia ,
French Polynesia ,
Hawaii ,
New Caledonia , and
New Zealand , which rank high in
quality of life and
Human Development Index , to the much
less developed economies of
Kiribati ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Tuvalu ,
Vanuatu , and
Western New Guinea , while also including
medium-sized economies of
Pacific islands such as
Fiji ,
Palau , and
Tonga . The largest and most populous
country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney.
Puncak Jaya in
Highland Papua ,
Indonesia , is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).
The
arrival of European settlers in subsequent centuries resulted in a significant alteration in the social and political landscape of Oceania. The
Pacific theatre saw major action during the First World War with the Japanese occupying many German territories. During the
Second World War ,
Allied powers the
United States ,
Philippines (a
U.S. Commonwealth at the time) and
Australia fought against
Axis power
Japan across various locations in Oceania. (
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The following are images from various Oceania-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Chamorro people in 1915 (from
Micronesia )
Image 2 Grinding stones discovered from
archaeology in Samoa (from
Polynesia )
Image 4 Chronological dispersal of
Austronesian peoples across the
Indo-Pacific (from
Micronesia )
Image 5 Beach scenery at
Laura ,
Majuro , Marshall Islands (from
Micronesia )
Image 6
Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the
Marshall Islands . (from
Micronesia )
Image 7 Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case,
Melanesia (from
Australasia )
Image 8 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Micronesia )
Image 9 A depiction of a royal
heiau (Hawaiian temple) at
Kealakekua Bay , c. 1816 (from
Polynesia )
Image 10
German New Guinea before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899 (from
Micronesia )
Image 11 Cook's Bay on
Moorea ,
French Polynesia (from
Polynesia )
Image 13 The arrival of
Abel Tasman in
Tongatapu , 1643; drawing by
Isaack Gilsemans (from
Polynesia )
Image 14 Māori
war canoe drawn after
James Cook 's voyage to New Zealand. (from
Polynesia )
Image 15 Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled
canoe , c. 1781 (from
Polynesia )
Image 16 An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club of the US Navy on
Bikini Atoll , one of several Marshall Islands used for
atomic bomb tests . (from
Micronesia )
Image 17 Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Melanesia and
Polynesia . (from
Micronesia )
Image 18 Subregions (
Melanesia ,
Micronesia , Polynesia, and
Australasia ), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of
Oceania (from
Polynesia )
Image 20
Carving from the ridgepole of a
Māori house, ca 1840 (from
Polynesia )
Image 21 Mount Marpi in
Saipan . (from
Micronesia )
Image 23 Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Micronesia and
Polynesia . (from
Melanesia )
Image 24 Painting of
Tahitian Women on the Beach by
Paul Gauguin —
Musée d'Orsay (from
Polynesia )
Image 25 On February 14, 1779, Capt.
James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii (from
Polynesia )
Image 26 A common fishing canoe
va'a with outrigger in
Savaiʻi island,
Samoa , 2009 (from
Polynesia )
Image 27 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Melanesia )
Image 28 Canoe carving on
Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu (from
Polynesia )
Image 30 Map showing the migration and expansion of the
Austronesians which began at about 3000 BC from
Taiwan . The Polynesian branch is shown in green. (from
Polynesia )
Image 32 Subregions (
Melanesia ,
Micronesia ,
Polynesia and
Australasia ), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of
Oceania (from
Micronesia )
Image 33 Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Melanesia and
Micronesia . (from
Polynesia )
Image 34 Polynesians with
outrigger canoes at
Waikiki Beach ,
Oahu Island , early 20th century (from
Polynesia )
Image 37 Cinder plain of
Mount Yasur in
Vanuatu (from
Melanesia )
Image 38 Aerial view of
Solomon Islands (from
Melanesia )
Image 39 King
Kamehameha I receiving the Russian naval expedition of
Otto von Kotzebue . Drawing by
Louis Choris in 1816. (from
Polynesia )
Image 40 A
Melanesian child from
Vanuatu (from
Melanesia )
Image 41 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Polynesia )
Image 42 Mokoliʻi Isle near
Oahu ,
Hawaii (from
Polynesia )
Image 43 The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific (from
Polynesia )
Image 44 Languages of Micronesia. (from
Micronesia )
Image 45
Moai at Ahu Tongariki on
Rapa Nui (from
Polynesia )
Image 46 Image of the
Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at
Bikini Atoll (from
Micronesia )
Image 47 Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from
Melanesia )
Image 48 A pan flute from
Solomon Islands , 19th century (from
Melanesia )
Image 49 Chronological dispersal of
Austronesian peoples across the
Indo-Pacific (from
Melanesia )
Image 50 German trading station at
Jaluit Atoll with a Marshallese
korkor outrigger canoe in the foreground (from
Micronesia )
Image 51 Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the
Polynesian Triangle . (from
Polynesia )
Image 52 Sailors of Melanesia in the
Pacific Ocean , 1846 (from
Melanesia )
Australasia
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
Adamstown ,
Pitcairn Islands 6
Alofi ,
Niue 7
Apia ,
Samoa
Avarua ,
Cook Islands 7
Fakaofo ,
Tokelau 8
Funafuti ,
Tuvalu
Mata Utu ,
Wallis and Futuna (de facto)2
Nukuʻalofa ,
Tonga
Pago Pago ,
American Samoa 4
Papeete ,
French Polynesia 2
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