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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. The main continental landmass of Oceania is Australia. [1]
Spermonde Archipelago (Pabbring Islands) Raja Ampat Islands. Fam Islands; Riau Archipelago. Anambas Islands; Natuna Islands. Bunguran Islands; South Natuna; Riau Islands (separate from the Riau Archipelago) Sabalana Islands; Sangihe Islands; Schouten Islands (Known as Biak Islands and Geelvink Islands) Selayar Islands. Macan Islands; Taka ...
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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. For comparison, mainland Australia is also shown.
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.
List of islands of the Netherlands Antilles; List of islands of Puerto Rico; List of islands of Saint Barthélemy; List of islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis; List of islands of Saint Lucia; List of islands of Saint Martin; List of islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago; List of islands of the Turks ...
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Reverted to the map that displays the more accepted definition of Oceania's boundaries. Widely accepted geopolitical definitions take precedence over mere geographical ones. The map of the Wikipedia page for Asia already includes the Maluku Islands.