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1 day ago · The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
1 day ago · Oceania. Oceania, collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in its widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas. A more common definition excludes the Ryukyu, Kuril, and Aleutian islands and the Japan archipelago.
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- What does Oceania refer to?Oceania is a collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in its widest sense, embraces the entire ins...
- What is the land area of Oceania?Oceania, in its most restricted meaning, includes more than 10,000 islands, with a total land area (excluding Australia but including Papua New Gui...
- How many regions is Oceania divided into?Oceania has traditionally been divided into four parts: Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
2 days ago · Pacific Ocean, body of salt water extending from the 60° S parallel in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east. Its area, excluding adjacent seas, encompasses about 62.5 million square miles.
5 days ago · New Caledonia, largest island of the French unique collectivity of New Caledonia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean 750 miles (1,200 km) east of Australia. Also known as Grande Terre (Mainland), it is approximately 250 miles (400 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide. Map showing the location of New Caledonia.
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1 day ago · “South Pacific, ” the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, had just begun rehearsals at Goodspeed when the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down in March 2020. The wait is over, and the musical, adapted ...
2 days ago · This 1959 classic, South Pacific, explores love and conflict during World War II as an American nurse falls for a French planter. Amidst the stunning backdrop of lush islands and azure waters, their romance faces challenges of cultural differences and wartime prejudices.
5 days ago · FunTrivia, Inc. -. A quiz based on Rodgers and Hammersteins South Pacific. - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author dmnemaine)
