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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.
A German map of Oceania from 1884, showing the region to encompass Australia and all islands between Asia and Latin America. French writer Gustave d'Eichthal remarked in 1844 that, "the boundaries of Oceania are in reality those of the great ocean itself."
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.
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.
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.
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Map of Oceania, with ISO 3166-1 pt · en country and territory code. SVG format. Map legend in Portuguese and English, with name of sovereign state given in parenthesis, where applicable: AS: (pt) Samoa Americana (EUA) · (en) American Samoa (USA) · (fr) Samoa américaines · commons; AU: (pt) Austrália · (en) Australia · (fr) Australie ...
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 ]