An orthographic projection of Oceania
Oceania OH -s(h)ee-AH -nee-ə, -AY -OH -shee-A(H)N -ee-əgeographical region including Australasia , Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia . Outside of the English-speaking world , Oceania is generally considered a continent , while Mainland Australia is regarded as its continental landmass . 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. Oceania is the smallest continent 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 . The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney . Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).
The rock art of Aboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries are parliamentary democracies , with tourism serving as a large source of income for the Pacific island nations . (Full article...
Niue Niuean : Niuē ) is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand . It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia , and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians . One of the world's largest coral islands , Niue is commonly referred to as "The Rock", which comes from the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia".
Niue's position is inside a triangle drawn between Tonga , Samoa , and the Cook Islands . It is 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand, and 604 kilometres (375 mi) northeast of Tonga. Niue's land area is about 261.46 square kilometres (100.95 sq mi) and its population was 1,689 at the Census in 2022. (Full article...
Ralph John Regenvanu Suva , Fiji ) is a Ni-Vanuatu anthropologist , artist and politician . He has been a Member of Parliament since September 2008, was a member of Cabinet for most of the period from December 2010 to January 2012 and then from March 2013 to June 2015, and was the Director of the Vanuatu National Cultural Council from 1995 until December 2010.
He has been a leading figure in Vanuatu's cultural world, primarily as a promoter of cultural knowledge preservation and sustainable development as a researcher, but also, to a lesser extent, as a painter and illustrator. He has represented Vanuatu and its culture in the international sphere, notably through UNESCO . His transition to politics came suddenly in 2008, at a comparatively young age; his successful campaign to be elected to Parliament generated popular and media support. As a Member of Parliament, he sought to publicise his activities and discuss political issues directly with members of the public; he also used his parliamentary allowance to help finance student scholarships and youth business projects. Three months after his election, he was arrested and charged with aiding prisoners who had escaped from gaol. The charges were later dropped. In late 2010, he launched his own political party, shortly before being appointed to Cabinet. (Full article...
The following are images from various Oceania-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 On February 14, 1779, Capt.
James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii. (from
Polynesia )
Image 2 A common fishing canoe
va'a with outrigger in
Savaiʻi island,
Samoa , 2009 (from
Polynesia )
Image 3 Grinding stones discovered from
archaeology in Samoa (from
Polynesia )
Image 4 A pan flute from
Solomon Islands , 19th century (from
Melanesia )
Image 5 Canoe carving on
Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu (from
Polynesia )
Image 6 The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific (from
Polynesia )
Image 7 Polynesians with
outrigger canoes at
Waikiki Beach ,
Oahu Island , early 20th century (from
Polynesia )
Image 9 Languages of Micronesia. (from
Micronesia )
Image 10 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Melanesia )
Image 11 Aerial view of
Solomon Islands (from
Melanesia )
Image 12 Chronological dispersal of
Austronesian peoples across the
Indo-Pacific (from
Melanesia )
Image 13 Chamorro people in 1915 (from
Micronesia )
Image 14 Sailors of Melanesia in the
Pacific Ocean , 1846 (from
Melanesia )
Image 15 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Polynesia )
Image 16 Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from
Melanesia )
Image 17 The arrival of
Abel Tasman in
Tongatapu , 1643; drawing by
Isaack Gilsemans (from
Polynesia )
Image 18 Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from
Micronesia )
Image 19 King
Kamehameha I receiving the Russian naval expedition of
Otto von Kotzebue . Drawing by
Louis Choris in 1816. (from
Polynesia )
Image 22 Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Micronesia and
Polynesia . (from
Melanesia )
Image 23 Cinder plain of
Mount Yasur in
Vanuatu (from
Melanesia )
Image 24 Subregions (
Melanesia ,
Micronesia ,
Polynesia and
Australasia ), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of
Oceania (from
Micronesia )
Image 25 German trading station at
Jaluit Atoll with a Marshallese
korkor outrigger canoe in the foreground (from
Micronesia )
Image 26 German New Guinea before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899 (from
Micronesia )
Image 27 Image of the
Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at
Bikini Atoll (from
Micronesia )
Image 28 Painting of
Tahitian Women on the Beach by
Paul Gauguin —
Musée d'Orsay (from
Polynesia )
Image 29 Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Melanesia and
Micronesia . (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 31 Cook's Bay on
Moorea ,
French Polynesia (from
Polynesia )
Image 32 Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the
Pacific Ocean islands , along with
Melanesia and
Polynesia . (from
Micronesia )
Image 33 Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled
canoe , c. 1781 (from
Polynesia )
Image 34 Beach scenery at
Laura ,
Majuro , Marshall Islands (from
Micronesia )
Image 35 Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case,
Melanesia (from
Australasia )
Image 36 Moai at Ahu Tongariki on
Rapa Nui (from
Polynesia )
Image 38 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 39 Mokoliʻi Isle near
Oahu ,
Hawaii (from
Polynesia )
Image 40 Mount Marpi in
Saipan . (from
Micronesia )
Image 42 Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the
Marshall Islands . (from
Micronesia )
Image 44 Subregions (
Melanesia ,
Micronesia , Polynesia, and
Australasia ), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of
Oceania (from
Polynesia )
Image 45 A
Melanesian child from
Vanuatu (from
Melanesia )
Image 46 Carving from the ridgepole of a
Māori house, ca 1840 (from
Polynesia )
Image 47 Chronological dispersal of
Austronesian peoples across the
Indo-Pacific (from
Micronesia )
Image 48 Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the
Polynesian Triangle . (from
Polynesia )
Image 49 A depiction of a royal
heiau (Hawaiian temple) at
Kealakekua Bay , c. 1816 (from
Polynesia )
Image 51 Māori
war canoe drawn after
James Cook 's voyage to New Zealand. (from
Polynesia )
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 2 Nukuʻalofa Tonga Pago Pago American Samoa 4 Papeete French Polynesia 2
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