Outline of Oceania

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.

Location of 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.[1][2][3][4]

The boundaries of Oceania are defined in a number of ways. Most definitions include parts of Australasia such as Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, and parts of Maritime Southeast Asia.[5][6][7] Ethnologically, the islands of Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[8]

General reference edit

  • Pronunciation (IPA)
    • UK: /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑːn.(iː.)ə/
    • US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/
  • Common English name(s): Oceania, Oceanica[9]
  • Official English name(s): Oceania
  • Adjectival(s): Oceanian
  • Demonym(s): Oceanians

Geography of Oceania edit

Geography of Oceania

Geography of Oceania by region edit

Geography of Oceania by country and territory edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
  • Geography of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):

Environment of Oceania edit

Environment of Oceania

Climate of Oceania edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
    • Climate of Baker Island
    • Climate of Howland Island
    • Climate of Jarvis Island
    • Climate of Johnston Atoll
    • Climate of Kingman Reef
    • Climate of Midway Atoll
    • Climate of Palmyra Atoll
    • Climate of Wake Island
  • Climate of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Climate of the Bonin Islands
    • Climate of Marcus Island
    • Climate of the Okino-tori-shima
    • Climate of the Volcano Islands

Ecology of Oceania edit

Geology of Oceania edit

Wildlife of Oceania edit

Flora of Oceania edit
Fauna of Oceania edit
  • Fauna of Oceanian realm
  • Birds of Oceania
  • Mammals of Oceania

Natural geographic features of Oceania edit

Regions of Oceania edit

Regions of Oceania

Biogeographic divisions of Oceania edit

Political divisions of Oceania edit

Sovereign states and dependencies (listed in italic) that have at least some territory lying within Oceania:

Municipalities of Oceania edit

Demography of Oceania edit

Demographics of Oceania

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
  • Demographics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Demographics of the Bonin Islands
    • Demographics of Marcus Island
    • Demographics of Okino-tori-shima
    • Demographics of the Volcano Islands

Politics of Oceania edit

Politics of Oceania by region edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
  • Politics of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Politics of the Bonin Islands
    • Politics of Marcus Island
    • Politics of Okino-tori-shima
    • Politics of the Volcano Islands

Governments of the countries and dependencies of Oceania edit

Elections in Oceania edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
    • Elections in Baker Island
    • Elections in Howland Island
    • Elections in Jarvis Island
    • Elections in Johnston Atoll
    • Elections in Kingman Reef
    • Elections in Midway Atoll
    • Elections in Palmyra Atoll
    • Elections in Wake Island
  • Elections in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Elections in the Bonin Islands
    • Elections in Marcus Island
    • Elections in the Okino-tori-shima
    • Elections in the Volcano Islands

Political parties in Oceania edit

Foreign relations of Oceania edit

Foreign relations of Oceania

Diplomatic missions of Oceania edit

International organizations of Oceania edit

Law and order in Oceania edit

Law of Oceania

Military of Oceania edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
  • Military of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
    • Military of the Bonin Islands
    • Military of Marcus Island
    • Military of Okino-tori-shima
    • Military of the Volcano Islands

Local government in Oceania edit

Local government in Oceania

History of Oceania edit

History of Oceania

  • Timeline of the history of Oceania
  • Current events of Oceania

History of Oceania by period edit

History of Oceania by region edit

History of Oceania by subject edit

Culture of Oceania edit

Culture of Oceania

Art in Oceania edit

Culture of Oceania by region edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
    • Culture of Baker Island
    • Culture of Howland Island
    • Culture of Jarvis Island
    • Culture of Johnston Atoll
    • Culture of Kingman Reef
    • Culture of Midway Atoll
    • Culture of Palmyra Atoll
    • Culture of Wake Island
  • Culture of the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Culture of the Bonin Islands
    • Culture of Marcus Island
    • Culture of Okino-tori-shima
    • Culture of the Volcano Islands

Languages of Oceania edit

Languages of Oceania

Religion in Oceania edit

Religion in Oceania

Religion in Oceania by political division edit

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands:[21]
    • Religion in Baker Island
    • Religion in Howland Island
    • Religion in Jarvis Island
    • Religion in Johnston Atoll
    • Religion in Kingman Reef
    • Religion in Midway Atoll
    • Religion in Palmyra Atoll
    • Religion in Wake Island
  • Religion in the Ogasawara Islands (Japan):
    • Religion in the Bonin Islands
    • Religion in Marcus Island
    • Religion in Okino-tori-shima
    • Religion in the Volcano Islands

Sports in Oceania edit

Sport in Oceania

Economy and infrastructure of Oceania edit

Economy of Oceania

Economy by country and territory edit

Education in Oceania edit

Education in Oceania

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Atlas of Canada Web Master (2004-08-17). "The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. ^ "Encarta Mexico "Oceanía"". Mx.encarta.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  3. ^ Lewis, Martin W.; Kären E. Wigen (1997). The Myth of Continents: a Critique of Metageography. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-520-20742-4. (hbk.); pbk.). The answer [from a scholar who sought to calculate the number of continents] conformed almost precisely to the conventional list: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Australia plus New Zealand), Africa, and Antarctica.
  4. ^ Current IOC members. International Olympic Committee: Turin 2006.
  5. ^ Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine (based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed.) 2006. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
  6. ^ See, e.g., The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  8. ^ "Oceania" Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. 2005. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press.
  9. ^ ""Oceanica" defined by Memidex/WordNet". Memidex.com. 2009-03-20. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Insular area of the United States.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Australian overseas territory.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Part of the region of Valparaiso of Chile.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai French overseas department or territory.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k a State of the United States.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Some Indonesian territory could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k British overseas territory.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Also known as Timor-Leste.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o East Timor could be considered as part of Asia or Oceania.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Overseas territory of New Zealand.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Excluding Navassa Island, Petrel Islands, and Serranilla Bank, which are in the Caribbean and are not part of Oceania

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Oceania