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Geography of Oceania

The continent of Oceania is often call Australia as well, but includes more countries than just Australia. Oceania is the smallest continent by size and the second smallest in terms of population. Oceania is located to the southeast of Asia. It is made up of Australia and a number of island countries. Oceania and its islands are surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Much of Oceania's land mass is desert, but there are also very lush areas. Oceania has some very unique animal life for such a small continent. Some examples are the Koala Bear (which is not really a bear, but a marsupial), the platypus, and the Kangaroo.



Countries of Oceania

Learn more about the countries from the continent of Oceania. Get all sorts of information on each Oceania country including a map, a picture of the flag, population and much more. Select the country below for more information:

American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands 		Micronesia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea 		Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna


Fun Facts about Oceania:

Much of Oceania is sparsely populated and there are more sheep in Oceania than people.

Australia was first settled by Europeans as a penal colony or prison colony.

The name Australia means "land of the south".

There are less people that live in Australia than in the US state of Texas.

Oceania is located in the southern hemisphere. This means that its winter is during June, July and August and its summer during the months of December, January, and February.

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