Björk - Oceania
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Oceania Directed by LynnFox. 2004.
Oceania
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Conrad Malte-Brun
Conrad Malte-Brun (12 August 1755 – 14 December 1826), born Malthe Conrad Bruun, was a Danish-French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
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Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands, forming part of the Aleutian Arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula thus marking a line between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Gulf of Alaska. Crossing longitude 180°, they are the westernmost part of the United States (and by one definition the easternmost; see Extreme points of the United States). Nearly all the archipelago is part of Alaska and usually considered as being in the "Alaskan Bush", but at the extreme western end the small, geologically-related, and remote Commander Islands are in Russia. The islands, with their 57 volcanoes, are in the northern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Alaska Marine Highway passes through the islands.
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Alofi
:See Alofi Island for the island part of Wallis and Futuna.
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Americas
The Americas, or America, (, , , , , , ) are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World, comprising the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. The plural form the Americas is often used in English, as the singular America is ambiguous: America is more commonly used to refer to the United States of America. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area (28.4% of its land area) and contain about 13.5% of the human population (about 900 million people).
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Apia
Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa. The city is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second largest island. Apia is the only 'city' in Samoa and falls within the political district (itūmālō) of Tuamasaga.
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Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area (commonly ), in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with a population approaching 1.4 million residents, percent of the country's population. Demographic trends indicate that it will continue to grow faster than the rest of the country. Increasingly cosmopolitan, Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world, and has seen many people of Asian ethnicity move there in the last two decades. In Māori Auckland's name is Tāmaki-makau-rau, or the transliterated version of Auckland, Ākarana.
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Australia
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Avarua
Avarua is a town and district in the north of Rarotonga Island. It is equivalent to Te-au-o-tonga, one of three vaka (traditional tribal areas of Rarotonga) and had its own local government headed by a mayoress until its legal abolishment in February 2008. Avarua is the national capital of the Cook Islands. The downtown area is located at at sea level, below the towering peaks of Rarotonga (altitude 208 m or 682 ft). The town has several supermarkets, two banks, several restaurants and other shops specializing in the sale of black pearls and other handicrafts. The town's open air market is on Saturday, where you can find everything from brightly coloured pare'u (wrap around dresses), to flower garlands, fresh fish and tropical fruits. The town is served by Rarotonga International Airport (IATA Airport Code: RAR). The population of Avarua District is 5,445 (census of 2006) , who mainly make their living from tourism, trade, fishing and agriculture. The one main road in Avarua is Ara Maire Nui, usually referred to as Marine Drive or Main Street, which turns into the island-circling ring road Ara Tapu at both ends of town.
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Babeldaob
Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of Palau. Its area, 331 km² (128 mi²), makes up over 70% of the area of the entire country, and about 30% of the population, with about 6,000 people living there. Babeldoab is one of the most undeveloped populated islands in the Pacific.
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Bandung
Bandung (pronounced ) (Indonesian: Kota Bandung) is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 m (2,520 ft) above sea level, Bandung has cooler temperatures year-around than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies in a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains. This topography provides a good natural defense system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the colony capital from Batavia to Bandung.
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Bonin Islands
The Bonin Islands, known in Japan as the are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, they are part of Ogasawara Municipality (mura) of Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo. The total area of the islands is , with a population of 2440 (2000 on Chichijima, and 440 on Hahajima, the only two inhabited islands).
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Boxing Day Test
The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match hosted in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and the opposition national team touring Australia that summer. It begins annually on Boxing Day (26 December), and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Every four years, the Boxing Day Test forms part of the 5-match Ashes contest with England.
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Brisbane
Brisbane () is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has an approximate population of 2 million. A resident of Brisbane is commonly known as a "Brisbanite".
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Brunei
Brunei ( in English), officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (, Jawi: بروني دارالسلام), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, and in fact it is separated into two parts by Limbang, which is part of Sarawak. It is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo, with the remainder of the island belonging to Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Canberra
Canberra () is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a "Canberran".
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Chile
Chile (, in English often pronounced //,), officially the Republic of Chile ( ), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. With Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America which do not border Brazil. The Pacific coastline of Chile is 6,435 kilometres (4000 mi). Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
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Christmas Island
The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands (Cook Islands Māori: ''Kūki 'Āirani'') is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this South Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million sq mi) of ocean.
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Coral Sea Islands
The Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia. The only inhabited island is Willis Island. The territory covers 780,000 km2, extending east and south from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, and including Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group, and fifteen other reef/island groups.
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East Timor
East Timor, officially named Timor-Leste, (Tetum: Timór-Leste; officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 km² (5,400 sq mi) is located about 640 km (400 mi) northwest of Darwin, Australia.
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Easter Island
Easter Island (, ) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile annexed in 1888, Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai (), created by the early Rapanui people. It is a World Heritage Site (as determined by UNESCO) with much of the island protected within the Rapa Nui National Park. In recent times the island has served as a cautionary tale about the cultural and environmental dangers of overexploitation. Ethnographers and archaeologists now argue that the introduction of diseases carried by European colonizers and the slave raiding that devastated the population in the 1860s had a much greater social than environmental impact.
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Fiji
Fiji (; ), officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (; ), is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its more immediate neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France's New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north. Fiji has had inhabitants since the second millennium B.C. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch and the British explored Fiji.Fiji was a British colony up until 1970; British occupation lasted almost a century. Because of the abundance of forest, mineral, and fish resources, Fiji is one of the most developed economies in the Pacific island realm. Today, the main sources of foreign exchange are its tourist industry and sugar exports. The country's currency is the Fijian dollar.
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Flying Fish Cove
Flying Fish Cove is the main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Many maps simply label it "The Settlement." It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888. The cove is named after the survey vessel .
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France
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French Polynesia
French Polynesia (, ) is a French overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory (Papeete). Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.
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Funafuti
Funafuti is an atoll that forms the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It has a population of 4,492 (2002 Census), making it the most populated atoll in the country. It is a narrow sweep of land between 20 and 400 metres wide, encircling a large lagoon 18 km long and 14 km wide, with 275 sq km—by far the largest lagoon in Tuvalu. The land area of the 33 islets aggregates to 2.4 sq km, less than one percent of the total area of the atoll. There is an airstrip, hotel (Vaiaku Langi Hotel), and administrative buildings, as well as homes, constructed both in the traditional manner, out of palm fronds, and more recently out of cement blocks. The most prominent building on Funafuti atoll is the Church of Tuvalu. Other sites of interest are the remains of United States aircraft that crashed on Funafuti during World War II, when the airstrip was used by the U.S. forces to defend the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands. The U.S. claimed Funafuti under the Guano Islands Act from the 1800s until a treaty of friendship was concluded in 1979, coming into effect in 1983.
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Guam
Guam (; Chamorro: ) is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. The island's capital is Hagåtña (formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
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Hagåtña, Guam
Hagåtña (, formerly English Agana and in Spanish Agaña, is the capital of the United States island territory of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. From the 18th through mid 20th century, it was Guam's population center. Today, it remains one of the island's major commercial districts in addition to being the seat of government.
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Hanga Roa
:This is about the main town on Easter Island and not the Hangaroa River located in New Zealand
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Hawaii
: For geographic details see Geography and environment or Hawaiian Islands.
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Honiara
Honiara, population 49,107 (1999 census), 78,190 (2009 estimate), is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town. The name "Honiara" is actually a misnomer: the English colonialists found it hard to pronounce the original name of the area in the northern Guadalcanal languages: Nagoniara. Nagoniara means "in front of the wind."
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Honolulu
Honolulu () is the capital of and the most populous census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the City and County of Honolulu, and the city and county is designated as the entire island. The City and County of Honolulu is the only incorporated city in Hawaii, as all other local government entities are administered at the county level. The population of the CDP was 371,657 at the 2000 census, while the population of the City and County was 909,863, making it the 57th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Honolulu is also the most populous state capital relative to state population. In the Hawaiian language, Honolulu means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter".
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian subcontinent; on the west by East Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, by Antarctica). It is the only ocean to be named after a country, i.e., India.
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Indomalaya ecozone
The Indomalaya ecozone is one of the eight ecozones that cover the planet's land surface. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
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Indonesia
Indonesia ( or ), officially the Republic of Indonesia (), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With a population of around 238 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the world's largest population of Muslims. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies.
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Jakarta
Jakarta (; Indonesian: ), officially the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of and a 2010 census count population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre. It is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the twelfth-largest city in the world. The metropolitan area, Jabodetabek, is the second largest in the world. Jakarta is listed as a global city in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research. The city's name is derived from the Old Javanese word "Jayakarta" which translates as "victorious deed", "complete act", or "complete victory".
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Johnston Atoll
Johnston Atoll is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean about 1,400 km (750 nmi) west of Hawaii. There are four islands located on the coral reef platform, two natural islands, Johnston Island and Sand Island, which have been expanded by coral dredging, as well as North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina), an additional two artificial islands formed by coral dredging.
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Kiribati
Kiribati ( ; ), officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date Line at its easternmost point.
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Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island (or Macca) lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between Australia and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage site. It was a part of Esperance Municipality until 1993, when the municipality was merged with other municipalities to Huon Valley. Ecologically, it is part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion.
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Majuro
Majuro () is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of only but encloses a lagoon of . As with other atolls in the Marshall Islands, Majuro consists of extremely narrow land masses which allow a person to walk from the lagoon side to the ocean side within minutes. At some points, the island is narrow enough to throw a rock from one side to the other.
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Malaysia
Malaysia (pronounced or ) is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of . The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo (also known as West and East Malaysia respectively). Malaysia shares land borders with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei and has maritime boundaries with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population as of 2009 stood at over 28 million.
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Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. The population is about 62,000. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
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Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu (ʻUvean: Matāutu) is the capital of the Wallis and Futuna Territory. It is located on the island of Wallis (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. Its population (2003 census) is 1,191 .
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Medan
Medan (Indonesian: Kota Medan) is the capital of the North Sumatra province in Indonesia. Located on the northern coast, Medan is the fourth largest city in Indonesia, and the largest Indonesian city outside Java. The city is bordered by the Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north. It is close to the volcano Sinabung, which erupted in August 2010 after a 400 year dormant state. Medan is in an area of tropical rainforest climate with no real dry season. Temperatures average approximately 27 degrees celsius throughout the course of the year.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (, locally also ) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre (also known as the "Central Business District" or "CBD") is the hub of the greater geographical area (or "metropolitan area") and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater geographical area had an approximate population of 4.00 million. Inhabitants of Melbourne are called Melburnians.
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Melekeok
Melekeok is a state of the Republic of Palau located on the central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The new capital of the Republic of Palau, Ngerulmud, is also located in this state. The state consists of long beaches, hill, steep ridges, rivers and the largest and only natural freshwater lake in the Republic of Palau and Micronesia, Lake Ngardok.
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Nauru
Nauru ( ), officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just .
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia (French: officially: Nouvelle-Calédonie; colloquially: (la) Calédonie; popular nickname: (le) Caillou), has a special status of sui generis collectivity of France. It is located in the subregion of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. Approximately half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometres (7,172 sq mi). The population was estimated in January 2009 to be 249,000. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. The currency is the CFP franc.
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New Zealand
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Niue
Niue ( in English, Niuean: Niuē) is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and natives of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to the southeast. The land area is with about 1,400 people who are predominantly Polynesian.
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Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island (Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen ) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories.
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Nukunonu
Nukunonu is a group of coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean. Covering 5.5 km², it is the largest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau, and is composed of an atoll surrounding a central lagoon, which itself covers some 90 km². According to the 2006 census 426 people live on Nukunonu, of which more than 95% belong to the Catholic Church.
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Nukuʻalofa
Nukualofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the southern most island group of Tonga.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.
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Pago Pago
Pago Pago ( in English, but by native Samoan speakers, or Pango Pango, is the capital of American Samoa. In 2000, its population was 11,500. The city is served by Pago Pago International Airport. Tourism, entertainment, food, and tuna canning are the primary industries here. From 1878 to 1951, this was a coaling and repair station for the U.S. Navy.
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Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau (), is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles (3,200 km) south of Tokyo. Having emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States) in 1994, it is one of the world's youngest and smallest sovereign states. In English, the name is sometimes spelled Belau in accordance with the native pronunciation. It was formerly also spelled Pelew.
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Palikir
Palikir () is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia since 1989, when it replaced Kolonia, the other large settlement on the island.
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Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll () is an essentially unoccupied equatorial Northern Pacific atoll administered as a unorganized incorporated territory by the United States federal government. The variable temporary population of 4–20 'non-occupants' are essentially staff and scientists employed by various departments of the U.S. federal government and The Nature Conservancy, as well as a rotating mix of Palymra Atoll Research Consortium scholars pursuing research.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ( , also or ; Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. The capital is Port Moresby.
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Philippines
The Philippines ( ), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and its tropical climate make the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons but have also endowed the country with natural resources and made it one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world. An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its capital city is Manila.
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Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands''', form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British overseas territory (formerly a British colony), the last remaining in the Pacific. The four islands – named Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno – are spread over several hundred miles of ocean and have a total area of about . Only Pitcairn, the second largest and measuring about across, is inhabited.
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Port Moresby
Port Moresby (), or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea. In 2000 it had a population of 254,158. As of 2009 it has a population of 307,643, giving it an annual growth rate of 2.1% over a nine year period.
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Port Vila
Port Vila () is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last [http://www.apcdproject.org/countryprofile/vanuatu/vanuatu_intro.html#intro2 census] (1999) was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result (1989). This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's population. Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu.
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Rapa Nui
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Saipan
Saipan () is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10’51”N, 145°45’21”E) with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392.
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Sala y Gómez Island
Sala y Gómez Island (), also known as Salas y Gómez Island, is a small uninhabited Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. Sala y Gómez Island and its surrounding waters are a Marine Protected Area called Parque Marino Sala y Gómez, with a surface area of 150.000 km2..
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Samoa
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Oceania - Always (Original Mix) [Full Version HD Vapour TRANCE]
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- Duration: 9:05
- Published: 19 Jan 2009
- Uploaded: 03 Aug 2011
- Author: vapourlife
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Awesome tune....i feel its better than the stoneface & terminal remix....listen amd you will feel the same.
Bjork - Oceania
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- Duration: 3:36
- Published: 27 Nov 2006
- Uploaded: 01 Aug 2011
- Author: forgottenkarma
This is Bjork performing "Oceania," from her album Medulla, at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics
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Oceania anthem "Oceania, 'Tis for Thee"
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- Duration: 2:47
- Published: 28 Sep 2008
- Uploaded: 04 Aug 2011
- Author: MauritaniusTacatus
Oceania anthem Strong and peaceful, wise and brave, Fighting the fight for the whole world to save, We the people will ceaselessly strive To keep our great revolution alive! Unfurl the banners! Look at the screen! Never before has such glory been seen! Oceania! Oceania! Oceania, 'tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, 'tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, 'tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, 'tis for thee! The movie is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four. The movie released in 1984. And this movie is very "realistic" that make the Orwell's imagined world. This song is that "realistic" one.
Oceania - Bjork feat. Kelis
a part where kelis wrote sang her part of oceania Kelis: I am the continent, working with the moon No one even knows me But I'm always cold and blue I revolve around the earth There are worlds of things within me. My belly's always full freedom's glides on surface Yes, my heart is deep within Nations dive and trust me Nations dive and trust me I lay them at my shores They dance with me in time. Bjork: You show me continents I see the islands You count the centuries I blink my eyes Bjork: Hawks and Sparrows Kelis: Theres no one I can't reach Bjork: Race in my waters Kelis: Only I reflect the sky Bjork: Stingrays are floating across the sky Kelis: My power yes is infinite I do this all for you Bjork: Little Ones Kelis: I do this all for you Bjork: My sons and my daughters, Kelis: I do this all for you Kelis & Bjork: Your sweat is salty, I am why
Didier Orieux - Oceania
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- Duration: 3:28
- Published: 23 Sep 2007
- Uploaded: 02 Jul 2011
- Author: Firehead2k7
This is the song "Oceania" by Didier Orieux. The song is also in use for "Fluch der Kassandra" at the Europa Park Rust / Freiburg and it's also used for the comeback song of Henry Maske which is named "Cursed To Fight".
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Kotahitanga
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- Duration: 3:27
- Published: 25 Feb 2008
- Uploaded: 30 Jul 2011
- Author: mikcorvids
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Bjork performing Oceania at the Olympics
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- Duration: 4:23
- Published: 13 Dec 2005
- Uploaded: 31 Jul 2011
- Author: ucantcumin
It's Bjork at the Olympics!
Welcome to Oceania...Your Friends from IngSoc.
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- Duration: 1:49
- Published: 06 Sep 2007
- Uploaded: 03 Aug 2011
- Author: TheMinitrueReport
Join us today!!! IngSoc is doubleplusgood. Bellyfeel IngSoc or commit thoughtcrime.
Cup Fever! The Glory Days of Oceania
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- Duration: 1:34
- Published: 15 Jun 2010
- Uploaded: 31 Jul 2011
- Author: SantoSamEdCupFever
Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!
Mike Oldfield - Oceania
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- Duration: 3:15
- Published: 30 May 2010
- Uploaded: 03 Aug 2011
- Author: jackrudybacks
Great tune from Mike oldfield!
Oceania | Video Shoot
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- Duration: 3:08
- Published: 26 May 2010
- Uploaded: 11 Jul 2011
- Author: BellaCirco
Escape to the depths of the ocean, where fascinating sea life abounds. Bella Circos world class circus performers and breathtaking dancers will take you on a whimsical, underwater journey. Be serenaded by a mesmerizing Mermaid and dive into this enchanting aquatic world. Discover a spinning Starfish at the tides edge or climb through a mysterious kelp forest. Immerse yourself into the depths of the sea where eerie creatures twist and contort to your amazement. Catch a glimpse of a sauntering, eleven foot Jellyfish and get swept away on a Seahorse carousel. A dreamlike voyage, you are sure to remember! Directed By: Sara Toney & Terril Teran Music & Lyrics By: Regan Remy & Timothy Lamb Lighting Design By: Kimberly Negrete
Oceania Cruises - Part I
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- Duration: 5:35
- Published: 03 May 2009
- Uploaded: 27 Aug 2010
- Author: theperfectcruise
www.theperfectcruise.net Oceania Cruises - Part I
Oceania - Haera Ra - Maori Impressions
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- Duration: 5:33
- Published: 25 Jan 2010
- Uploaded: 23 Jul 2011
- Author: deepdivemouse
When I heard recently once again the CD of Oceania, I got the idea for this video.This is original Maori music, excellent worldmusic. Enjoy it!
Oceania 'Tis For Thee
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- Duration: 2:47
- Published: 17 Jul 2009
- Uploaded: 30 Jul 2011
- Author: moccha1993
Oceania 'Tis For Thee - National Anthem of Oceania
The Countries of the World Song - Oceania
This video shows most of the countries in Oceania. This song was written and performed by AJ Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. Copyright 2011: All rights reserved For MP3s, worksheets and much more: www.KidsTV123.com kids songs song for children
The Oceania Project
songlinesofthewhales.org SONGLINES documents the evolution of the intricate and beautiful East Australian Humpback song. An hour of pristine digital recordings selected from five different years between 1992 and 2008 which draw the listener into a mysterious and majestic world. Established in 1988, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans. Humpback whale songs are transferred from year to year and evolve in a similar fashion to the verbally transmitted tribal lore of Aboriginal cultures from where the term songlines is derived. The East Australian Humpback Whales travel in an unending cycle of migration between their birthplace in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef and their Antarctic feeding areas. Their world is comprised of vast stretches of ocean where songs emitted by the Humpback Whales can be heard over great distances. Each year the whales sing a new song. Haunting melodies of radiant joy which fill the ocean along the East Coast of Australia. When ecosystems across the planet are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an accelerating rate, the East Australian Humpback Whales are making a remarkable recovery. They have become Australia's national treasure and a symbol of hope for our imperiled environment. We as the new generation of caretakers of the planet Earth have learnt from the mistakes of our elders and are helping nurture the <b>...</b>
1984 Oceania Anthem -Oceania, Tis for Thee Credits version
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- Duration: 3:15
- Published: 17 Aug 2008
- Uploaded: 01 Aug 2011
- Author: Fullmetalpizza
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Theme from the 1984 film "1984". Directed by Michael Radford and based on the novel of the same name written by George Orwell. Strong and peaceful, wise and brave, Fighting the fight for the whole world to save, We the people will ceaselessly strive To keep our great revolution alive! Unfurl the banners! Look at the screen! Never before has such glory been seen! Oceania! Oceania! Oceania, tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, tis for thee! Every deed, every thought, tis for thee!
Extreme G 3 (XG3) Oceania 1000G
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- Duration: 6:32
- Published: 17 Aug 2009
- Uploaded: 30 Jul 2011
- Author: CrazyEnzo03
This is the PS2 version. I apologize for all the blurring. This was my first try with it and I think it came out well. I recommend a nice set of headphones with this vid, I mean really good ones with velvet ear cushions and awesome bass like mine! :)
LA Galaxy V Oceania All-Stars - Report - 7dec08
LA Galaxy V Oceania All-Stars Friendly Oceania All-Stars: Mark BOSNICH [gk]; 3. Nelson SALE; 4. Steven OLD; 7. Ivan VICELICH; 9. Raimana LI FUNG KUEE; 10. Edgar DAVIDS; 11. Jarrod SMITH; 12. Esala MASI; 16. Cole PEVERLEY; 18. Henry FAARODO; 19. Christian KAREMBEU [c]. Substitutes: 2. Benjamin LONGUE; 5. Fedy VAVA; 6. Pierre WAJOKA; 8. Judd MOLEA; 13. Francois SAKAMA; 14. David MUTA; 15. Seule SOROMON; 17. Aleck MAEMAE; 20. Jacob SPOONLEY [gk]. Los Angeles Galaxy: 2. Mike RANDOLPH; 6. Eddie LEWIS; 7. Chris KLEIN; 9. Jovan KIROVSKI; 19. Josh TUDELA; 21. Alan GORDON; 23. David BECKHAM [c]; 24. Julian VALENTIN; 28. Sean FRANKLIN; 31. Josh WICKS [gk]; 32. Brandon McDONALD. Substitutes: 3. Leonard GRIFFIN; 12. Troy ROBERTS; 17. Tristan BOWEN; 18. Mike MUNOZ; 22. Josh SAUNDERS; 26. Ely ALLEN; 27. Bryan JORDAN; 29. Michael GAVIN.
GF Men Canoe Polo - Oceania Championships
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- Duration: 3:47
- Published: 19 Oct 2009
- Uploaded: 26 Jul 2011
- Author: CanoeKayakTV
GF Men Canoe Polo - Oceania Championships
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New Zaeland's tennis player Mark Nielsen returns the ball to Indonesia's Suwandi in the match Friday, April 4, 1997, Davis cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 1997 2nd round at Tennis Stadium I, Senayan Jakarta. Nielsen beat Suwandi 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
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The Director General, WADA, Mr. David Howman addressing a Press Conference on the conclusion of 7th Asia/Oceania Region Intergovernmental Meeting on Anti Doping in Sport, in New Delhi on May 25, 2010. The DG of NADA, Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar is also seen.
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USS Peleliu (LHA 5) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor, launching Pacific Partnership 2007, a four-month, humanitarian-assistance mission to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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USS Peleliu (LHA 5) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor, launching Pacific Partnership 2007, a four-month humanitarian-assistance mission to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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Catamaran sailing in Lake Constance Catamarans are a relatively recent introduction to the design of boats for both leisure and sport sailing, although they have been used since time immemorial among the paravas, a fishing community in the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and independently in Oceania,
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More than 3,000 Sailors and Marines from USS Peleliu (LHA 5) depart San Diego to assists in a humanitarian and civic-action mission to several nations in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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India's Leander Paes reacts after winning a point during the reverse singles against Pakistan's Aqeel Khan in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I in Bombay, India, Sunday, April 9, 2006. India retained its place in the Davis Cup after Paes defeated Pakistan's Khan 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the decider reverse singles Sunday.
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Indian tennis team players cheer their captain Leander Paes, front, after he won reverse singles against Pakistan's Aqeel Khan in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I in Bombay, India, Sunday, April 9, 2006. India retained its place in the Davis Cup after Paes overcame Pakistan's Khan 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the decider reverse singles Sunday.
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Indian tennis team captain Leander Paes, right, reacts to the crowd as teammate Mahesh Bhupati looks on after Paes won the reverse singles against Pakistan's Aqeel Khan in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I in Bombay, India, Sunday, April 9, 2006. India retained its place in the Davis Cup after Paes overcame Pakistan's Khan 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the decider reverse singles Sunday.
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Australia's Harry Kewell celebrates after he scored his side's second goal during the Croatia v Australia Group F soccer match at the World Cup Gottlieb-Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, Germany, in this June 22, 2006 file photo. Soccer's status as the world game was never more evident than charting Australia's globe-trotting exploits in the past year. Once the only powerhouse team in the Oceania Football Confederation, the Australian side was resigned to regional matches and infrequent friendlies.
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Fresh on the heels of just being named the #3 “World’s Best” large-ship cruise line by Travel+Leisure Magazine, Oceania Cruises has just floated it’s second brand new luxury ship. Oceania’s “Riviera” won’t sail until 2012, but July 16th...
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The Examiner
Cruise sales like this don't come around often. This one's a 21-day cruise from Los Angeles to Papette on the spunky Regatta, with lots of time at sea, plenty of time to explore Hawaii and French Polynesia with free return air fare and pre-cruise hotel room for up a whopping...
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific (ethnologically divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago. or biogeographically as a synonym for either the Australasian ecozone (Wallacea and Australasia) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand or from mainland New Guinea).
Etymology
The term was coined as Océanie ca. 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun. The word Océanie derives from the Greek word (ōkeanós), ocean.
Definitions
{| style="background:none; text-align:left; table-layout:auto; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; font-size:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Demonym | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | Oceanic; Oceanian |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Area | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 35,670,000 |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Countries | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Dependencies | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Languages | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Time Zones | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | UTC+8 (Australian Western Standard Time) to UTC-6 (Easter Island) (West to East) |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Largest Cities | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | SydneyMelbourneBrisbanePerthAuckland |}
Physiography
Oceania was originally conceived as the lands of the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the Straits of Malacca to the coast of the Americas. It comprised four regions: Polynesia, Micronesia, Malaysia (now called the Malay Archipelago), and Melanesia (now called Australasia). Included are parts of three geological continents, Eurasia, Australia, and Zealandia, as well the non-continental volcanic islands of the Philippines, Wallacea, and the open Pacific. It extends to Sumatra in the west, the Bonin Islands in the northwest, the Hawaiian Islands in the northeast, Rapa Nui and Sala y Gómez Island in the east, and Macquarie Island in the south, but excludes Taiwan and the Ryukyu, Japanese, and Aleutian Islands of the margins of Asia.The states that occupy Oceania that are not included in geopolitical Oceania are Indonesia, Malaysia (through Malaysian Borneo), Brunei, the Philippines, and East Timor. The islands of the geographic extremes are politically integral parts of Japan (Bonin), the United States (Hawaii), and Chile (Easter Island). A smaller geographic definition also exists, which excludes the land on the Sunda plate, but includes Indonesian New Guinea as part of the Australian continent.
Biogeography
Biogeographically, Oceania is used as a synonym for either the Australasian ecozone (Wallacea and Australasia) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand
Geopolitics
In the geopolitical conception used by the United Nations, International Olympic Committee, and many atlases, Oceania includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east, but not the Malay Archipelago or Indonesian New Guinea.
Other definitions
The term is sometimes used more specifically than in the geopolitical conception, to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate islands.
Demographics
{| style="background:none; text-align:left; table-layout:auto; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; font-size:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Area | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 378 million (2010) |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Time Zones | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | UTC+7 (Western Indonesian Time) to UTC-6 (Easter Island) |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Largest Cities | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | JakartaManilaSydneyBandungMelbourneSurabayaMedan |} {| style="background:none; text-align:left; table-layout:auto; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; font-size:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Area | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 5.2 million (2008) |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Time Zones | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | UTC+9 (Palau) to UTC-6 (Easter Island) |- ! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Largest Cities | style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | HonoluluNouméaSuvaPapeeteHoniara |}The demographic table below shows the subregions and countries of geopolitical Oceania. ! Area(km²) ! Population ! Population density(per km²) ! Capital ! ISO 3166-1 |- | colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"|Australasia |- | | align="right" | 7,686,850 | align="right" | 22,028,000 | align="right" | 2.7 | Canberra | AU |- | | align="right" | 268,680 | align="right" | 4,108,037 | align="right" | 14.5 | Wellington | NZ |- |colspan=6|External territories of Australia: |- | | align="right" | 199 | align="right" | | align="right" | | | |- | | align="right" | 135 | align="right" | 1,493 | align="right" | 3.5 | Flying Fish Cove | CX |- | |- | | align="right" | 18,270 | align="right" | 856,346 | align="right" | 46.9 | Suva | FJ |- | (France) | align="right" | 19,060 | align="right" | 240,390 | align="right" | 12.6 | Nouméa | NC |- | | align="right" | 462,840 | align="right" | 5,172,033 | align="right" | 11.2 | Port Moresby | PG |- | | align="right" | 28,450 | align="right" | 494,786 | align="right" | 17.4 | Honiara | SB |- | | align="right" | 12,200 | align="right" | 240,000 | align="right" | 19.7 | Port Vila | VU |- | colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"| Micronesia |- | | align="right" | 702 | align="right" | 135,869 | align="right" | 193.5 | Palikir | FM |- | (USA) | align="right" | 549 | align="right" | 160,796 | align="right" | 292.9 | Hagåtña | GU |- | | align="right" | 811 | align="right" | 96,335 | align="right" | 118.8 | South Tarawa | KI |- | | align="right" | 181 | align="right" | 73,630 | align="right" | 406.8 | Majuro | MH |- | | align="right" | 21 | align="right" | 12,329 | align="right" | 587.1 | Yaren (de facto) | NR |- | (USA) | align="right" | 477 | align="right" | 77,311 | align="right" | 162.1 | Saipan | MP |- | | align="right" | 458 | align="right" | 19,409 | align="right" | 42.4 | Melekeok | PW |- | Wake Island (USA) | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 12 | align="right" | | Wake Island | UM |- | colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"| Polynesia |- | (USA) | align="right" | 199 | align="right" | 68,688 | align="right" | 345.2 | Pago Pago, Fagatogo | AS |- | (NZ) | align="right" | 240 | align="right" | 20,811 | align="right" | 86.7 | Avarua | CK |- | (Chile) | align="right" | 163.6 | align="right" | 3,791 | align="right" | 23.1 | Hanga Roa | CL |- | (France) | align="right" | 3,961 | align="right" | 257,847 | align="right" | 61.9 | Papeete | PF |- | (USA) | align="right" | 28,311 | align="right" | 1,283,388 | align="right" | 72.8 | Honolulu | US |- | (NZ) | align="right" | 260 | align="right" | 2,134 | align="right" | 8.2 | Alofi | NU |- | (UK) | align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 47 | align="right" | 10 | Adamstown | PN |- | | align="right" | 2,944 | align="right" | 179,000 | align="right" | 63.2 | Apia | WS |- | (NZ) | align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 1,431 | align="right" | 143.1 | Nukunonu | TK |- | | align="right" | 748 | align="right" | 106,137 | align="right" | 141.9 | Nukualofa | TO |- | | align="right" | 26 | align="right" | 11,146 | align="right" | 428.7 | Funafuti | TV |- | (France) | align="right" | 274 | align="right" | 15,585 | align="right" | 56.9 | Mata-Utu | WF |- style="font-weight:bold;" | Total | align="right" | 8,536,716 | align="right" | 35,669,267 | align="right" | 4.2 | rowspan=2 colspan=2| |- style="font-weight:bold;" | Total minus mainland Australia | align="right" | 849,866 | align="right" | 13,641,267 | align="right" | 16.1 |}
Religion
The predominant religion in Oceania is Christianity. Traditional religions are often animist and prevalent among traditional tribes is the belief in evil spirits (masalai in Tok Pisin), which are blamed for "poisoning" people, causing calamity and death. In recent Australian and New Zealand censuses, large proportions of the population say they belong to "No religion" (which includes humanism, atheism, agnosticism, and rationalism). In Tonga, everyday life is heavily influenced by Polynesian traditions and especially by the Christian faith. The Bahá'í House of Worship in Tiapapata, Samoa is one of seven designations administered in the Baha'i faith.
Sport
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics, (albeit on a much smaller scale), with participation exclusively from countries around the Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963.
Rugby League
Rugby league is a popular sport throughout Oceania, and is the national sport of Papua New Guinea (the second most populous country in Oceania after Australia) and is very popular in Australia and attracts significant attention across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.Australia and New Zealand are two of the best sides in the world. Australia has won the Rugby League World Cup a record nine times while New Zealand won their first World Cup in 2008. Australia hosted the second tournament in 1957. Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted it in 1968 and 1977. New Zealand hosted the final for the first time in 1985 - 1988 tournament and Australia hosted the last tournament in 2008.
Rugby Union
Rugby union is one of the region's most prominent sports, and is the national sport of New Zealand, Samoa, and is the most popular football code in Australia. It is also popular in Papua New Guinea.
Association football (soccer)
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of six association football confederations under the auspices of FIFA, the international governing body of the sport. The OFC is the only confederation without an automatic qualification to the World Cup Finals. Currently the winner of the OFC qualification tournament must play off against an Asian confederation side to qualify for the World Cup.Currently, Vanuatu is the only country in Oceania to call football (soccer) its national sport.
Oceania has been represented at four World Cup finals tournaments — Australia in 1974, 2006 and 2010, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. In 2006, Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and qualified for the 2010 World cup as an Asian entrant. New Zealand qualified through the Oceania Confederation, winning its playoff against Bahrain. 2010 was the first time two countries from Oceania had qualified at the same time, albeit through different conferences.
See also
Notes
External links
Category:Continents Category:Pacific Ocean
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