Oceania gawa gawa ko

smallest continent by size

second smallest in terms of population.

Much of Oceania's land mass is desert,

The primary use of the term Oceania is to describe a continental region (like Europe or Africa) that lies between Asia
and the Americas, with

Australia as the major land mass

Oceania has been traditionally divided into Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia (originally by the French explorer
Dumont d'Urville in 1831). This subdivision is no longer recognized as correct by most geographers and scientists
who prefer to divide Oceania into Near Oceania and Remote Oceania but it is still the most popular one.

Australian landmass is on the Indo-Australian Plate and is surrounded by the Indian, Southern and Pacific oceans,

and separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor sea

The highest mountain in Australia is Mawson Peak on Heard Island.

Mount Kosciuszko on the Great Dividing Range is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland. New South
Wales

Located in central Australia, Uluru (until 1986 officially known as Ayers Rock) is the second largest monolith in the
world (the largest being Mount Augustus in Western Australia).

New Zealand comprises two main islands and a number of smaller islands.
(1) The South Island is the largest land mass, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps,
the highest peak: Aoraki/Mount Cook.
(2) The North Island is less mountainous than the South, but is marked by volcanism.
The tallest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu is an active cone volcano.

New Zealand is the most geographically isolated of all countries

driest part in NZ Christchurch

wettest in NZ Auckland

Polynesia (from Greek, poly = many and nesos = island)
- central and southern Pacific Ocean
- triangle with its three corners at Hawai'i, New Zealand, and Easter Island.
- Samoa, Tonga, Marquesas, and French Polynesia are the other main island groups located within the
Polynesian triangle.
- Easter Island (called Rapa Nui in the Rapa Nui language, politically part of Chile)
- French Polynesia (overseas country, a collectivity of France)
- Norfolk Island (an Australian External Territory)
- Pitcairn Islands (a British Overseas Territory)


The highest mountain in the Australian mainland is Mt. Kosciuszko, 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level.
However, the highest mountain in the Australian continent which includes Australia and New Guinea is Puncak Jaya
The lowest point in Oceania is Lake Eyre meters below sea level the country is South Australia largest lake
Australia
What is the longest river in Oceania Murray-Darling

14 different countries

1) a largest country
Capital: Canberra

2) Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby

3) New Zealand

Capital: Wellington

4) Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara

5) Fiji

Capital: Suva

6) Vanuatu

Capital: Port-Villa

7) Samoa
Capital: Apia

8) Kiribati

Capital: Tarawa

9) Tonga
Capital: Nuku'alofa

10) Federated States of Micronesia
Capital: Palikir

11) Palau
Capital: Melekeok

12) Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro

13) Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti

14) Nauru smallest
Capital: No Capital

Melanesia
Greek "black islands"
term was first used by Jules Dumont d'Urvill
Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia (which is legally a French dependency)

Micronesia
Micronesia (from the Greek words = small and = island) is the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean. The
Philippines lie to the west,
Indonesia to the south west,
Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the south
Polynesia to the south-east and east.
Micronesia divided between seven territories:
the Federated States of Micronesia (often referred to simply as "Micronesia"),
the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Republic of Palau,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Kiribati,
and the Territory of Guam. (The first four of these formerly constituted the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).

The name Australia means "land of the south"

southern hemisphere

Largest country: Australia 2,967,892 sq miles (7,686,850 sq km)

Smallest country: Nauru 8 sq miles (21 sq km)

Largest country population: Australia 19.5 million

Largest lake: Lake Eyre, Australia 3,700 sq miles (9,583 sq km)

Longest river: Murray-Darling, Australia 2,330 miles (3,750 km)

Highest point: Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea 14,794 ft (4,509 m)

Major desert: Great Victoria Desert, Australia

Largest coral reef: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia 1,242 miles (2,000 km)

Fraser Island, off Queensland, Australia, is the worlds largest sand island

Pama-Nyungan group is most widespread family of indigenous language

English is the primary language

Indigenous Australians, called Aborigines

Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Australia, and is the national sport of New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, and
Tonga.

type of govt Communism

first to see sunrise Kiribati

top producer of wool AUSTRALIA

Sydney Opera house

harbor bridge

Fiji volcanic island

Tuvalu coral island

Indian Ocean to the west and the

Southern ocean to the south.

The longest river is the Darling river (2,739 km) which is a tributary of the Murray river in Australia.

Australia flattest

Australia
Fiji Islands
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Largest city (mass and pop) Sydney, Australia

Largest island Papua New Guinea

atoll islands made of coral

High islands mountainous and rocky

Low Islands coral

deepest mariana trench

worlds 2
nd
largest island New Guinea

What is the largest city in the region? Port Moresby

How many island Groups are there in Oceania? 3 Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Which island group is the largest? Polynesia

Which island group is east of the Phillippines? Micronesia

Which island group has the most distinctive culture? Melanesia

After WWII what did the United Nations establish? trust territories

Name what areas are included in the U.S. territories? Guam, Wake Island and American Samoa

What area is a commonwealth with the U.S.? The Northern Mariana Islands

What area is in free association with U.S.? What does it allow the U.S.A.?
The Federated States of Micronesia. It allows citizens to work in the U.S.A. and have U.S. bases on the islands.

Great Dividing Range Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales