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Oceania (UK: /ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊʃi-, -ˈeɪn-/ OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -⁠AY-, US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə, -ˈɑːn-/ ^ⓘ OH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its continental landmass. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, at the centre of the water hemisphere, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 46.3 million as of 2024. Oceania is the smallest continent in land area and the second-least populated after Antarctica.

Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much less developed economies of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western New Guinea. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney. Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).

The rock art of Aboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries are parliamentary democracies, with tourism serving as a large source of income for the Pacific island nations. (Full article...)

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Micronesia (UK: /ˌmaɪkrəˈniːziə/, US: /-ˈniːʒə/ ^ⓘ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples.

The region has a tropical marine climate and is part of the Oceanian realm. It includes four main archipelagos—the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands — as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago. (Full article...)

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Fijian dance

Fijians (Fijian: iTaukei, lit. 'Owners [of the land]') are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and English and share a common history and culture.

Fijians, or iTaukei, are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands of Melanesia. Indigenous Fijians are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago and are the descendants of the Lapita people. Later they would move onward to other surrounding islands, including Rotuma, as well as settling in other nearby islands such as Tonga and Samoa. They are indigenous to all parts of Fiji except the island of Rotuma. The original settlers are now called "Lapita people" after a distinctive pottery produced locally. Lapita pottery was found in the area from 800 BCE onward. (Full article...)

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Image 1Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle. (from Polynesia)
Image 2Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. (from Melanesia)
Image 3An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club of the US Navy on Bikini Atoll, one of several Marshall Islands used for atomic bomb tests. (from Micronesia)
Image 4German New Guinea before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899 (from Micronesia)
Image 5Köppen-Geiger climate classification map of Melanesia (from Melanesia)
Image 6Languages of Micronesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 7Painting of Tahitian Women on the Beach by Paul Gauguin—Musée d'Orsay (from Polynesia)
Image 8Mount Marpi in Saipan. (from Micronesia)
Image 9Cinder plain of Mount Yasur in Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 10King Kamehameha I receiving the Russian naval expedition of Otto von Kotzebue. Drawing by Louis Choris in 1816. (from Polynesia)
Image 11Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Micronesia)
Image 12Image of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at Bikini Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 13Spinner dolphins (from Micronesia)
Image 14Chamorro people in 1915 (from Micronesia)
Image 15Polynesians with outrigger canoes at Waikiki Beach, Oahu Island, early 20th century (from Polynesia)
Image 16Outline of sovereign (orange) and dependent islands (yellow) (from Melanesia)
Image 17Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Polynesia)
Image 18Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii (from Polynesia)
Image 19Moai at Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui (from Polynesia)
Image 20Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 (from Polynesia)
Image 21Aerial view of Solomon Islands (from Melanesia)
Image 22A Melanesian child from Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 23A common fishing canoe va'a with outrigger in Savaiʻi island, Samoa, 2009 (from Polynesia)
Image 24Māori war canoe (waka) drawn after James Cook's voyage to New Zealand. (from Polynesia)
Image 25Manila Galleon in the Marianas and Carolinas, c. 1590 Boxer Codex (from Micronesia)
Image 26Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled canoe, c. 1781 (from Polynesia)
Image 27Sailors of Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean, 1846 (from Melanesia)
Image 28The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific (from Polynesia)
Image 29Map from 1961 of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, formerly Japan's South Seas Mandate. (from Micronesia)
Image 30Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands. (from Micronesia)
Image 31Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa from 1998 to 2021, who initiated the Polynesian Leaders Group in late 2011. (from Polynesia)
Image 32Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Polynesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 33Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia (from Polynesia)
Image 34Grinding stones discovered from archaeology in Samoa (from Polynesia)
Image 35Tarawa Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 36Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Melanesia)
Image 37Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. (from Polynesia)
Image 38Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case, Melanesia (from Australasia)
Image 39The arrival of Abel Tasman in Tongatapu, 1643; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans (from Polynesia)
Image 40On February 14, 1779, Capt. James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii. (from Polynesia)
Image 41A depiction of a royal heiau (Hawaiian temple) at Kealakekua Bay, c. 1816 (from Polynesia)
Image 42Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Micronesia)
Image 43Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians which began at about 3000 BC from Taiwan. The Polynesian branch is shown in green. (from Polynesia)
Image 44Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from Melanesia)
Image 45Canoe carving on Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu (from Polynesia)
Image 46Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Micronesia)
Image 47A pan flute from Solomon Islands, 19th century (from Melanesia)
Image 48German trading station at Jaluit Atoll with a Marshallese korkor outrigger canoe in the foreground (from Micronesia)
Image 49New Caledonia (from Melanesia)
Image 50Beach scenery at Laura, Majuro, Marshall Islands (from Micronesia)
Image 51Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Polynesia)

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