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Summary. This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Adobe Illustrator. Description. Oceania UN Geoscheme - Map with Zones.svg. English: Map of Oceania based on the United Nations geoscheme M49 coding classification devised by the United Nations Statistics Division with illustrative (not definitive, nor authoritative) Zones for countries.
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]
Anthropologists have defined Oceania as that region of the Pacific Ocean that encompasses three distinct geographical areas—Polynesia, meaning "many islands"; Micronesia, meaning "small islands"; and Melanesia, meaning "black islands." Other definitions of Oceania are used by geographers, economists, and oceanographers.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the geographical region of Oceania. Although it is mostly ocean and spans many tectonic plates, Oceania is occasionally listed as one of the continents. Most of this list follows the boundaries of geopolitical Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Image:BlankMap-World.png– World map, Robinson projectioncentered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstatesand island nationsare generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regionsare exhibited.
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in Oceania by area. [1] Australia is the largest country in Oceania while Nauru is the smallest. Country / dependency
The borders of the oceans are the limits of Earth 's oceanic waters. The definition and number of oceans can vary depending on the adopted criteria. The principal divisions (in descending order of area) of the five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
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