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The Malay Archipelago has historically been associated with Oceania, [13] [9] [14] [15] however, very few present-day definitions include it as part of Oceania. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The Malay Archipelago lies on the continental shelf of Asia; Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (both adjacent to the Malay Archipelago) lie on the Australian ...
This is a list of islands in Oceania by area.It includes all islands in Oceania greater than 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. No Indonesian islands outside the provinces of Western New Guinea or any other island of the Malay Archipelago are included.
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
Islands of Oceania by territory or dependency (10 C) + Islands of Hawaii (15 C, 30 P) Islands of New Guinea (2 C) E. Easter Island (15 C, 38 P, 1 F) I.
Oceania is a name used for varying groups of islands of the Pacific Ocean. 1. In its narrow usage it refers to: Polynesia (including New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands), Melanesia (including New Guinea and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia; 2. In a wider usage it includes: Australia. 3. It may also include: the Malay archipelago. 4.
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.
[111] [141] In its periphery, Oceania's islands would sprawl 28 degrees north to the Bonin Islands in the Northern Hemisphere, and 55 degrees south to Macquarie Island in the Southern Hemisphere. [226] Oceanian islands are of four basic types: continental islands, high islands, coral reefs and uplifted coral platforms. High islands are of ...
1.6 Oceania. 1.7 South America. 2 Lists of islands by continent. ... This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, ...