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Welcome toWikiProject Oceania. Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage ofOceania and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, pleasejoin the project, inquire on thetalk page and see theto-do list below.

This project seeks to create, improve, and maintain content relating to the broad topic ofOceania, including its people, history, geography, and cultures, in a neutral, cooperative manner.

• Oceania portal

• Oceania consists of the island groups of thePacific Ocean.
• Some of the island groups have their own projects - this project is an overview of the component projects.
• WP:ASIA is a sister project in that it covers a large area and is basically an amalgam of a range of sub-regions.
• The specific scope of this project is the articles contained in theCategory:Oceania and its various subcategories.

Wikimedia Commons has media related toOceania.

Oceania is a name used for varying groups of islands of the Pacific Ocean.

1.) In its narrow usage it refers to:

• Polynesia (includingNew Zealand and theHawaiian Islands),
• Melanesia (includingNew Guinea and theSolomon Islands),
• Micronesia
  

2.) In a wider usage it includesAustralia.

Not used in this project:

3.) It may also include theMalay archipelago, however this is a redundant usage/meaning.
4.) In uncommon usage it includes islands such asJapan and theAleutian Islands, but these are not included in this project.

• Continent: Although the islands of Oceania do not form part of a truecontinent, Oceania is sometimes associated with the continent of Australia for the purposes of dividing the whole world into continental groupings. As such, it is the smallest "continent" in area and the second smallest, after Antarctica, in population.

To join WikiProject Oceania, edit this section and add theWikitext#{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also placemember identification on their user page.

1. John Carter (talk ·contribs) - will try to work on getting together a list of articles in other reference sources on the topic as a basis for our own content, particular personal interests probably include the history and religious history of the region, including the largely "historical" religions
2. SatuSuro (talk ·contribs) - my enthusiasm is for project tags on talk pages - so that the articles and categories designated as being oceania actually are linked to the project and assessable
3. Jason Rees (talk ·contribs) - i am currently working on pages for several tropical cyclones that affect this region.10:31, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
4. MargaretRDonald (talk ·contribs) I am looking to improve the coverage of plants inMalesia (although at the same time looking to improve plant coverage in Australia)
5. Omnigrade (talk ·contribs) 00:38:00, 1 March 2025 (UTC)  I don't have any particular interests or specialties, I just like helping and find Oceania interesting =)[reply]

Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

1. Buaidh (talk ·contribs) 15:18:57, 30 July 2019 (UTC) – WikiProject templates and categories.[reply]

Members of WikiProject Oceania should place one of the following lines ofWikitext on theiruser page to add it toCategory:WikiProject Oceania participants.

Wikitext	userbox	where used
[[Category:WikiProject Oceania participants]]	none	linked pages
{{Template:User WikiProject Oceania}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Oceania.	linked pages
{{Template:User WP Oceania}}	This userparticipates in WikiProjectOceania.	linked pages
{{Template:User WP Oceania|invite}}	This userinvites you to join WikiProjectOceania.	linked pages

For other Oceania user templates, seeCategory:Oceania user templates.

Please feel free to list your new Oceania-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,000 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them,and cite their sources, should be suggested for theDid you know? box on the WikipediaMain Page.

• Micronesians
• Decaisnina hollrungii
• Islam in American Samoa

Articles for deletion

• 10 Feb 2026 –Polynesia Cup(talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by4meter4(t · c); seediscussion(5 participants)
• 09 Feb 2026 –Niue–United Kingdom relations(talk · edit · hist) was AfDed byAusLondonder(t · c); seediscussion(7 participants)

Categories for discussion

• 10 Feb 2026 –Category:Romani in Oceania(talk · edit · hist) was CfDed byOpalYosutebito(t · c); seediscussion
• 29 Jan 2026 –Category:Governments in Oceania by country(talk · edit · hist) was CfDed byMarcocapelle(t · c); seediscussion
• 28 Jan 2026 –Category:International club association football competitions in Oceania by host(talk · edit · hist) was CfDed byFastCube(t · c); seediscussion

Templates for discussion

• 08 Oct 2025 –Template:Oceania topics(talk · edit · hist) was TfDed byNederlandse Leeuw(t · c); seediscussion
• 08 Oct 2025 –Template:Culture of Oceania sidebar(talk · edit · hist) was TfDed byNederlandse Leeuw(t · c); seediscussion

Redirects for discussion

• 16 Feb 2026 –LGBT rights in Easter Island(talk · edit · hist) →LGBTQ rights in Chile was RfDed byAbesca(t · c); seediscussion

Articles for creation

• 11 Feb 2026 –Draft:Victorian Yeomanry Cavalry (Australia)(talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC byHappyHistorian1862(t · c)
• 28 Jan 2026 –Draft:Patricia A. O'Brien(talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC byLadFromSnowyRiver(t · c)

Assessment

Peer review

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Oceania

This article is within the scope ofWikiProject Oceania, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage ofOceania on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can jointhe discussion and see a list of open tasks.OceaniaWikipedia:WikiProject OceaniaTemplate:WikiProject OceaniaOceania ??? This article has not yet received a rating on theproject's importance scale.

Related WikiProjects, Child WikiProjects & Task forces

Child WikiProjects

• WikiProject Australia
• WikiProject Fiji
• WikiProject Melanesia
• WikiProject Micronesia
• WikiProject New Zealand
• WikiProject Polynesia
• WikiProject Indonesia (Wallacea)

Sister WikiProjects

• WikiProject Africa
• WikiProject Americas
• WikiProject Antarctica
• WikiProject Arctic
• WikiProject Asia
• WikiProject Europe
• WikiProject Oceans

Related WikiProjects

• WikiProject Geography

Task forces

• WikiProject Highways/Oceania task force

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