Oceania
Australia's broader region
Oceania is the geographic region comprising the islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and the island groups of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
The term groups these scattered lands for convenience, though definitions vary—some include Australia, others treat it separately.
In Orwell's *1984*, Oceania is one of three totalitarian superstates perpetually at war.
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- Papua New GuineaSouthwest Pacific island nation
- FijiPacific island republic
- SamoaSouth Pacific island nation
Tonga · Vanuatu · Solomon Islands · Kiribati · Tuvalu · Nauru · Palau · Guam
Chain of scattered islands
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- coral islandsLand formed by reef organisms
- volcanic islandsLand formed by underwater eruptions
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
lagoon · islets · atolls · barrier reef · Great Barrier Reef · Bora Bora · Cook Islands · Easter Island
Body of traditional tales
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- tikiPolynesian deity figure
hula · kava · lei · poi · luau · Moana · wayfinding · oral traditions
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- sharksLarge predatory fish
manta rays · sea turtles · dugong · nautilus · giant clam · surfing · diving · snorkeling
Australia's native peoples
- MāoriIndigenous New Zealanders
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- DreamtimeAboriginal mythological creation era
- whakapapaMāori ancestral lineage system
Zoogeographic boundary in Indonesia
- biogeographyScience of species distribution
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- marsupialsPouch-bearing mammals
- monotremesEgg-producing mammal order
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- pidginImprovised contact language
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · heritage · demographics · cultural mosaic · intercultural · migration · diaspora
Australia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- Papua New GuineaSouthwest Pacific island nation
- FijiPacific island republic
Samoa · Tonga · Vanuatu · Solomon Islands · Kiribati · Tuvalu · Nauru · Palau · Guam · Tahiti
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- coral islandsLand formed by reef organisms
- volcanic islandsLand formed by underwater eruptions
reef · lagoon · islets · atolls · barrier reef · Great Barrier Reef · Bora Bora · Cook Islands · Easter Island · Mariana Islands
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
tiki · hula · kava · lei · poi · luau · Moana · wayfinding · oral traditions · creation stories
coral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
sharks · manta rays · sea turtles · dugong · nautilus · giant clam · surfing · diving · snorkeling · sailing
Aboriginal
Australia's native peoples
- MāoriIndigenous New Zealanders
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- DreamtimeAboriginal mythological creation era
whakapapa · native peoples · indigenous rights · land rights
Wallace Line
Zoogeographic boundary in Indonesia
- biogeographyScience of species distribution
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- marsupialsPouch-bearing mammals
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- pidginImprovised contact language
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
customs · traditions · heritage · demographics · cultural mosaic · intercultural · migration · diaspora
- geografiaAmerica, Africa, Asia, Europa, Eurasia
- PacificPacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Polynesia, Micronesia
- Fictional WorldsHogwarts, Narnia, Westeros, Mordor, Gondor
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
- masas terrestrespeninsula, Africa, Europa, Asia, America
- Southern HemisphereAntarctica, Australia, South America, South Africa, New Zealand
OceaniaEurasia
Combined continental mass
Europe · Africa · Asia · North America · South America
Oceaniacontinent
Large connected landmass
mainland · supercontinent · Pangaea · Eurasia · Africa
Oceaniahinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
Central Asia · Mongolia · Kazakhstan · Switzerland · Bolivia
- the oceanEarth's saltwater expanse
- ocean lifeOrganisms inhabiting seas
- ocean wavesMoving ridges of seawater
- ocean floorUnderwater continental surface
- Southern OceanSea around Antarctica
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water