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Flag of the Colony of South Australia [78] British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on a black roundel in the fly. 1876 –1901: Flag of the Colony of South Australia [79] British blue ensign defaced with an image of Britannia and an Aboriginal Australian man on a roundel on the fly. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904 ...
South Papua South Papua Province Province of Indonesia: Indonesian: Papua Selatan: Merauke Regency: 517,623 [32] 127,280.69 km 2 (49,143 sq mi) Southwest Papua Southwest Papua Province Province of Indonesia: Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya: Sorong: 603,054 [32] 39,167 km 2 (15,122 sq mi) Tokelau [22] Dependent territory of New Zealand: Tokelauan ...
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
This page lists the country subdivision flags in Oceania. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags , which is split into continents due to its size. For purposes of this article, Oceania is taken to comprise Australasia , Melanesia , Micronesia and Polynesia .
PLOS One describe Insular Chile as having "cultural and ecological connections to the broader insular Pacific." [113] A map of member states for the Pacific Islands Forum, the member states are depicted in blue. The PIF is a governing organization for the Pacific, and all of its members are seen as being politically within Oceania.
A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are hung during a political meeting. Flag of Palestine prominently displayed on West Bank Wall graffiti art. Hoisted Nordic cross flags flying upon ...
Tasmania, with capital Hobart, is off the coast of Victoria, across the Bass Strait. The Indian Ocean is to the west and northwest, the South Pacific Ocean to the east, the Southern Ocean to the south, and the Tasman Sea to the southeast. The Great Australian Bight to the south and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north are the major bays.