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The Oceania Portal.svg) An orthographic projection of Oceania Oceania (UK:/ˌoʊ.si.ˈɑː.ni.ə,ˌoʊ.ʃi.-,-ˈeɪ.n-/OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -AY-,US:/ˌoʊ.ʃi.ˈæ.ni.ə,-ˈɑː.n-/ ⓘOH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is ageographical region includingAustralasia,Melanesia,Micronesia, andPolynesia. Outside of theEnglish-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered acontinent, whilemainland Australia is regarded as its continentallandmass. Spanning theEastern andWestern hemispheres, at the centre of thewater 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 thesecond-least populated afterAntarctica. It is home to Earth’s third-largest remaining area of tropical rainforest, which covers much of the island of New Guinea. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from thehighly developed and globally competitivefinancial markets ofAustralia,French Polynesia,Hawaii,New Caledonia, andNew Zealand, which rank high inquality of life andHuman Development Index, to the muchless developed economies ofKiribati,Papua New Guinea,Tuvalu,Vanuatu, andWestern New Guinea. The largest and most populouscountry in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city isSydney.Puncak Jaya inIndonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft). Therock art ofAboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries areparliamentary democracies, withtourism serving as a large source of income for thePacific island nations. (Full article...) Selected geographic article -show anotherEaster Island (Spanish:Isla de Pascua,[ˈizlaðeˈpaskwa];Rapa Nui:Rapa Nui,[ˈɾapaˈnu.i]) is an island and special territory ofChile in the southeasternPacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of thePolynesian Triangle inOceania. The island is renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, calledmoai, which were created by the earlyRapa Nui people. In 1995,UNESCO named Easter Island aWorld Heritage Site, with much of the island protected withinRapa Nui National Park. Easter Island is also the only territory inPolynesia where Spanish is anofficial language. Experts differ on when the island'sPolynesian inhabitants first reached the island. While many researchers cited evidence that they arrived around the year 800, a 2007 study provided compelling evidence suggesting their arrival was closer to 1200. The inhabitants created a thriving and industrious culture, as evidenced by the island's numerous enormous stonemoai and other artifacts. Land clearing for cultivation and the introduction of thePolynesian rat led to gradualdeforestation. By the time of European arrival in 1722, the island's population was estimated to be 2,000 to 3,000. European diseases, Peruvianslave raiding expeditions in the 1860s, and emigration to other islands such asTahiti further depleted the population, reducing it to a low of 111 native inhabitants in 1877. (Full article...) Related portalsSelected article -show another ThePacific War, sometimes called theAsia–Pacific War or thePacific Theater, was thetheater ofWorld War II fought betweenJapan and theAllies inEast andSoutheast Asia, thePacific andIndian Oceans, andOceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including thePacific Ocean theater, theSouth West Pacific theater, theSecond Sino-Japanese War, and the briefSoviet–Japanese War, and included some of thelargest naval battles in history. War between Japan and theRepublic of China had begun in 1937, with hostilities dating back toJapan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931, but the Pacific War is more widely accepted to have begun in 1941, when theUnited States andUnited Kingdom were brought into the war. Japaninvaded French Indochina in 1940, and extended its controlover the entire territory in July 1941. On 7–8 December 1941, Japan attacked the American naval baseat Pearl Harbor inHawaii; the U.S.-heldPhilippines,Guam, andWake Island; and the British colonies ofMalaya,Singapore, andHong Kong, followed by a Japanese declaration of war. The Japanese achieved great success over the next six months,allying with Thailand and capturing the listed territories (except for Hawaii) in addition toBorneo,New Britain,the Dutch East Indies,Burma, theSolomon andGilbert Islands, andparts of New Guinea. In May 1942, Japanese and Alliedaircraft carriers fought at theBattle of Coral Sea, resulting in the retreat of a Japanese invasion force headed forPort Moresby. In June, Japaninvaded the Aleutian Islands. Japan was later defeated at theBattle of Midway, considered a key turning point in the war; the Japanese subsequently experienced great difficulty replacing their losses in ships and aircraft as the U.S. produced ever increasing numbers of both. (Full article...) Did you know -load new batchNo recent additions General images -load new batchThe following are images from various Oceania-related articles on Wikipedia.
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