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.

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. Ethnologically, the islands of Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

General reference

• Pronunciation (IPA)
  • UK: /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑːn.(iː.)ə/
  • US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/
• Common English name(s): Oceania, Oceanica
• Official English name(s): Oceania
• Adjectival(s): Oceanian
• Demonym(s): Oceanians

Geography of Oceania

Geography of Oceania

• Oceania is
  • A geopolitical and geographical region
  • One of the eight terrestrial realms
• Location
  • Pacific Ocean
    • Mostly in the South Pacific
  • Extreme points of Oceania
    • Elevation extremes
      • Highest point: Puncak Jaya in Papua at 4,884 m (16,024 ft)
      • Lowest point: Lake Eyre, Australia at 16 m (52 ft) below sea level
    • Southernmost points of Oceania
    • Extreme points by region
      • Extreme points of Australasia
        • Extreme points of Australia
        • Extreme points of New Zealand
        • Extreme points of Papua New Guinea
• Population of Oceania: 34,748,972
• Atlas of Oceania

Geography of Oceania by region

• Geography of Melanesia
• Geography of Micronesia
• Geography of Polynesia

Geography of Oceania by country and territory

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Geography of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Environment of Oceania

Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Climate of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Ecology of Oceania

• Ecology of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
• Ecology of Easter Island (Chile)
• Ecology of Indonesia

Geology of Oceania

• Geology of Australia
• Geology of Easter Island (Chile)
• Geology of Indonesia
• Geology of Nauru
• Geology of New Zealand

Wildlife of Oceania

• Wildlife of Oceanian realm

Flora of Oceania

• Flora of Oceanian realm

Fauna of Oceania

• Fauna of Oceanian realm
• Birds of Oceania
• Mammals of Oceania

Natural geographic features of Oceania

• Islands of Oceania
  • Islands of Australasia
    • Islands of Australia
    • Islands of New Zealand
  • Islands of Melanesia
  • Islands of Micronesia
  • Islands of Polynesia
• Mountains of Oceania
  • Ultras in Oceania
• Rivers of Oceania
• Rock formations in Oceania

Regions of Oceania

Regions of Oceania

• Near Oceania
• Remote Oceania
• United Nations geoscheme for Oceania

Biogeographic divisions of Oceania

• Realms of Oceania
  • Oceanian realm
  • Australasian realm

Political divisions of Oceania

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

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Municipalities of Oceania

• Cities of Oceania
  • Chinatowns in Oceania
  • Twin towns and sister cities in Oceania

Demography of Oceania

Demographics of Oceania

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Demographics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Politics of Oceania

Politics of Oceania by region

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Politics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania

• Monarchies in Oceania

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Government of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Elections in Oceania

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Elections in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Political parties in Oceania

• Political parties in Oceania

Foreign relations of Oceania

Foreign relations of Oceania

Diplomatic missions of Oceania

International organizations of Oceania

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• Australian Doctors International
• Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific
• Gamelan Council
• ITUC-Asia Pacific
• Pacific Islands Forum
• Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission
• Pacific Regional Environment Programme
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community
• South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission

Law and order in Oceania

Law of Oceania

• Ages of consent in Oceania
• Human rights in Oceania
  • LGBT rights in Oceania

Military of Oceania

• Military history of Oceania

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Military of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)

Local government in Oceania

Local government in Oceania

History of Oceania

History of Oceania

• Timeline of the history of Oceania
• Current events of Oceania

History of Oceania by period

• 2006 in Oceania
• 2007
  • January 2007 in Oceania
• 2009
  • 2009 flu pandemic in Oceania

History of Oceania by region

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• History of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

History of Oceania by subject

• Economic history of Oceania
• History of the Jews in Oceania
• Military history of Oceania

Culture of Oceania

Culture of Oceania

• Amusement parks in Oceania
• Architecture of Oceania
  • Mosques in Oceania
• Cuisine of Oceania
• Festivals in Oceania
  • Film festivals in Oceania
• Humor in Oceania
• Media in Oceania
• National symbols of Oceania
  • Coats of arms of Oceania
  • Flags of Oceania
  • National anthem of Oceania
• Nudity locations
• People of Oceania
  • Europeans in Oceania
  • Indigenous peoples of Oceania
  • Ethnic minorities in Oceania
    • Chinatowns in Oceania
    • Gurdwaras in Oceania
    • Jews in Oceania
  • Most common surnames in Oceania
• Prostitution in Oceania
• Public holidays in Oceania
• Records of Oceania

Art in Oceania

• Art in Oceania
• Cinema of Oceania
  • Oceania films
• Literature of Oceania
• Music of Oceania
• Television in Oceania
• Theatre in Oceania

Culture of Oceania by region

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Culture of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Languages of Oceania

Languages of Oceania

• By region
  • Austronesian languages
  • Central Pacific languages
  • Oceanic languages
  • Southern Oceanic languages
  • Remote Oceanic languages
  • By country or territory
    • Hawaiian language
      • Hawaiian Pidgin
• Fiafia
  • • • Languages of Norfolk Island
      • Languages of the Pitcairn Islands
• Endangered languages in Oceania
• Extinct languages of Oceania
• Specific languages
  • Maisin language
  • Norfuk language
  • Pitkern
  • Proto-Oceanic language
  • Torres Strait Creole

Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania

• Islam in Oceania
  • Mosques in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Religion in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Sports in Oceania

Sport in Oceania

• Basketball in Oceania
  • FIBA Oceania
• Football in Oceania
  • Australian rules football in Oceania
  • Oceania Football Confederation
  • Oceania Footballer of the Year
• Rugby in Oceania
  • FORU Oceania Cup
• Skiing in Oceania
  • Ski areas and resorts in Oceania
• Swimming in Oceania
  • Oceania Swimming Association
  • Oceania Swimming Championships
    • List of Oceania Championships records in swimming

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania

Economy of Oceania

• List of Oceanian countries by GDP
• Banking in Oceania
  • Banks in Oceania
• Communications in Oceania
  • Internet in Oceania
  • Television stations in Oceania
• Supermarket chains in Oceania
• Energy in Oceania
• Health care in Oceania
• Transport in Oceania
  • Air transportation in Oceania
    • Airports in Oceania
    • Airlines of Oceania
      • List of largest airlines in Oceania
  • Rail transport in Oceania
    • Town tramway systems in Oceania
  • Roads in Oceania
• Water supply and sanitation in Oceania

Economy by country and territory

• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
• Economy of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Education in Oceania

Education in Oceania

• Medical schools in Oceania

See also

• List of basic geography topics

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Oceania

• Oceania at Curlie