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1 day ago · New Caledonia, French unique collectivity in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,500 km) east of Australia. It includes the island of New Caledonia (the Grande Terre), where the capital, Noumea, is located; the Loyalty Islands; the Belep Islands; and the Ile des Pins. Learn more about New Caledonia here.
2 days ago · Polynesia (UK: / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ n iː z i ə / POL-in-EE-zee-ə, US: /-ˈ n iː ʒ ə /- EE-zhə) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians.
2 days ago · The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. 70.8% of Earth. [8] In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. [9] The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic.
- 3.688 km (2 mi)
- 1,370,000,000 km³ (328,680,479 cu mi) (97.5% of Earth's water)
- 361,000,000 km² (139,382,879 sq mi) (71% of Earth's surface area)
- List of countries by length of coastline
15 hours ago · The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of New ...
5 days ago · Home Geography & Travel Countries of the World. Fiji. republic, Pacific Ocean. Also known as: Republic of Fiji, Viti. Written by. Barrie K. Macdonald. Professor of History, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Author of Cinderellas of the Empires: Towards a History of Kiribati and Tuvalu and others. Barrie K. Macdonald, Sophie Foster.
5 days ago · Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is composed of 14 islands and islets in the western Pacific Ocean. The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs.
4 days ago · 2,549. List of countries in Oceania with climate zones, current time, area and population.
