Outline of Oceania

Location of Oceania

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.

Oceania is a geographical, and geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands.[1][2][3][4]

The boundaries of Oceania are defined in a number of ways. Most definitions include parts of Australasia such as Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, and parts of Maritime Southeast Asia.[5][6][7] Ethnologically, the islands of Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[8]

General reference

Geography of Oceania

Main article: Geography of Oceania

Geography of Oceania by region

Geography of Oceania by country and territory

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Geography of Baker Island  · Geography of Howland Island  Geography of Jarvis Island  · Geography of Johnston Atoll  · Geography of Kingman Reef  · Geography of Midway Atoll  · Geography of Palmyra Atoll  · Geography of Wake Island

Geography of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Geography of the Bonin Islands  · Geography of Marcus Island  · Geography of Okino-tori-shima  · Geography of the Volcano Islands

Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Climate of Baker Island  · Climate of Howland Island  Climate of Jarvis Island  · Climate of Johnston Atoll  · Climate of Kingman Reef  · Climate of Midway Atoll  · Climate of Palmyra Atoll  · Climate of Wake Island

Climate of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Climate of the Bonin Islands  · Climate of Marcus Island  · Climate of the Okino-tori-shima  · Climate of the Volcano Islands

Ecology of Oceania

Geology of Oceania

Wildlife of Oceania

Flora of Oceania


Fauna of Oceania


Natural geographic features of Oceania

Regions of Oceania

Main article: Regions of Oceania

Biogeographic divisions of Oceania

Political divisions of Oceania

Sovereign states and dependencies (listed in italic) that have at least some territory lying within Oceania:

 American Samoa [10]
Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands [11]
 Australia
 Cook Islands [12]
Australia Coral Sea Islands [11]
 Easter Island [13]
 Fiji
 French Polynesia [14]
 Guam [10]
 Hawaii [15]
 Indonesia[16]
 Kiribati
 Marshall Islands
 Federated States of Micronesia
 Nauru
 New Caledonia [14]
 New Zealand
 Niue [12]
 Norfolk Island [11]
 Northern Mariana Islands [10]
 Palau
 Papua New Guinea
 Pitcairn Islands [17]
 Samoa
 Solomon Islands
 Timor-Leste[18][19]
 Tokelau [20]
 Tonga
 Tuvalu
 Vanuatu
 Wallis and Futuna [14]

United States United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Baker Island  · Howland Island  · Jarvis Island  · Johnston Atoll  · Kingman Reef  · Midway Atoll  · Palmyra Atoll  · Wake Island

Japan Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Bonin Islands  · Marcus Island  · Okino-tori-shima  · Volcano Islands
Municipalities of Oceania

Demography of Oceania

Main article: Demographics of Oceania
United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Demographics of Baker Island  · Demographics of Howland Island  Demographics of Jarvis Island  · Demographics of Johnston Atoll  · Demographics of Kingman Reef  · Demographics of Midway Atoll  · Demographics of Palmyra Atoll  · Demographics of Wake Island

Demographics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Demographics of the Bonin Islands  · Demographics of Marcus Island  · Demographics of Okino-tori-shima  · Demographics of the Volcano Islands

Politics of Oceania

Main article: Politics of Oceania

Politics of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Politics of Baker Island  · Politics of Howland Island  Politics of Jarvis Island  · Politics of Johnston Atoll  · Politics of Kingman Reef  · Politics of Midway Atoll  · Politics of Palmyra Atoll  · Politics of Wake Island

Politics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Politics of the Bonin Islands  · Politics of Marcus Island  · Politics of Okino-tori-shima  · Politics of the Volcano Islands

Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Government of Baker Island  · Government of Howland Island  Government of Jarvis Island  · Government of Johnston Atoll  · Government of Kingman Reef  · Government of Midway Atoll  · Government of Palmyra Atoll  · Government of Wake Island

Government of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Government of the Bonin Islands  · Government of Marcus Island  · Government of Okino-tori-shima  · Government of the Volcano Islands

Elections in Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Elections in Baker Island  · Elections in Howland Island  Elections in Jarvis Island  · Elections in Johnston Atoll  · Elections in Kingman Reef  · Elections in Midway Atoll  · Elections in Palmyra Atoll  · Elections in Wake Island

Elections in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Elections in the Bonin Islands  · Elections in Marcus Island  · Elections in the Okino-tori-shima  · Elections in the Volcano Islands

Political parties in Oceania

Foreign relations of Oceania

Diplomatic missions of Oceania

International organizations of Oceania

Law and order in Oceania

Main article: Law of Oceania

Military of Oceania

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Military of Baker Island  · Military of Howland Island  Military of Jarvis Island  · Military of Johnston Atoll  · Military of Kingman Reef  · Military of Midway Atoll  · Military of Palmyra Atoll  · Military of Wake Island

Military of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Military of the Bonin Islands  · Military of Marcus Island  · Military of Okino-tori-shima  · Military of the Volcano Islands

History of Oceania

Main article: History of Oceania, Timeline of the history of Oceania, and Current events of Oceania

History of Oceania by period

History of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

History of Baker Island  · History of Howland Island  History of Jarvis Island  · History of Johnston Atoll  · History of Kingman Reef  · History of Midway Atoll  · History of Palmyra Atoll  · History of Wake Island

History of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

History of the Bonin Islands  · History of Marcus Island  · History of Okino-tori-shima  · History of the Volcano Islands

History of Oceania by subject

Culture of Oceania

Main article: Culture of Oceania

Art in Oceania

Culture of Oceania by region

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Culture of Baker Island  · Culture of Howland Island  Culture of Jarvis Island  · Culture of Johnston Atoll  · Culture of Kingman Reef  · Culture of Midway Atoll  · Culture of Palmyra Atoll  · Culture of Wake Island

Culture of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Culture of the Bonin Islands  · Culture of Marcus Island  · Culture of Okino-tori-shima  · Culture of the Volcano Islands

Languages of Oceania

Main article: Languages of Oceania

Religion in Oceania

Main article: Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Religion in Baker Island  · Religion in Howland Island  Religion in Jarvis Island  · Religion in Johnston Atoll  · Religion in Kingman Reef  · Religion in Midway Atoll  · Religion in Palmyra Atoll  · Religion in Wake Island

Religion in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Religion in the Bonin Islands  · Religion in Marcus Island  · Religion in Okino-tori-shima  · Religion in the Volcano Islands

Sports in Oceania

Main article: Sport in Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

Main article: Economy of Oceania

Economy by country and territory

United States Minor Outlying Islands[21]

Economy of Baker Island  · Economy of Howland Island  Economy of Jarvis Island  · Economy of Johnston Atoll  · Economy of Kingman Reef  · Economy of Midway Atoll  · Economy of Palmyra Atoll  · Economy of Wake Island

Economy of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Economy of the Bonin Islands  · Economy of Marcus Island  · Economy of Okino-tori-shima  · Economy of the Volcano Islands

Education in Oceania

Main article: Education in Oceania

See also

References

  1. Atlas of Canada Web Master (2004-08-17). "The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. "Encarta Mexico "Oceanía"". Mx.encarta.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  3. Lewis, Martin W.; Kären E. Wigen (1997). The Myth of Continents: a Critique of Metageography. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-520-20742-4, ISBN 0-520-20743-2. Interestingly enough, the answer [from a scholar who sought to calculate the number of continents] conformed almost precisely to the conventional list: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Australia plus New Zealand), Africa, and Antarctica.
  4. Current IOC members. International Olympic Committee: Turin 2006.
  5. Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary (based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed.) 2006. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
  6. See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents
  7. "United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  8. "Oceania". 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press.
  9. ""Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet". Memidex.com. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Insular area of the United States.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Australian overseas territory.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 French overseas department or territory.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 a State of the United States.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Some Indonesian territory could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 British overseas territory.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Also known as Timor-Leste.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Overseas territory of New Zealand.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Excluding Navassa Island and other territories in the Caribbean, which are not part of Oceania.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Oceania

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