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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 the larger offshore islands of Europe. In the Atlantic Ocean. Major islands and the island groups of the British Isles (Anglo-Celtic Isles) Great ...
This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent ) that is surrounded by water. [ 1 ] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago , as is the case with Indonesia , Japan , and the Philippines —these countries consist of thousands of islands.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
In most non-English-speaking countries Oceania is treated as a continent in the sense that it is "one of the parts of the world", and Australia is only seen as an island nation. In other non-English-speaking countries Australia and Eurasia are thought of as continents, while Asia, Europe, and Oceania are regarded as "parts of the world".
This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries). Islands over 200 km 2. Rank Island Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Countries/regions Notes 1:
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
Oceania with its sovereign and dependent islands within the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. The United Nations geoscheme subdivides the region into Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.