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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 and ISO-3166 country codes. SVG format.
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
An exclusive economic zone map of the Pacific which includes areas not politically associated with Oceania, that may be considered geographically or geologically within Oceania In her 1997 book Australia and Oceania , Australian historian Kate Darian-Smith defined the area as covering Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Melanesia ...
English: Map of Oceania based on the United Nations geoscheme M49 coding classification devised by the United Nations Statistics Division.Exceptions: New Zealand shown in both Australia (as per UN geozones) as well as Polynesia and so needs a qualifier description on any Wiki article; Hawaii and Easter Island shown which belong to USA and Chile in the 'Americas' geozone.
The United Nations geoscheme subdivides the region into Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories". [ 1 ]
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. SVG format.
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The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]