Portal:Oceania

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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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From top left: Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library; Skinner Plaza; Former Manuel F.L. Guerrero Administration Building (demolished in 2015); District Court of Guam; and Trinchera Beach on Agana Bay

Hagåtña, formerly Agana or Agaña, is a coastal village and the capital of the United States territory of Guam. From the 18th through mid-20th century, it was Guam's population center, but today, it is the second smallest of the island's 19 villages in both area and population. However, it remains one of the island's major commercial districts in addition to being the seat of government. (Full article...)

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Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI) was an American company which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines. It operated daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its hub at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean. During its final years, the airline, a Delaware corporation, was headquartered in the old terminal building at Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning, Guam.

On December 22, 2010, as a result of the Continental-United Airlines merger, the FAA approved the combination of Continental Micronesia's air carrier operations with Continental's under the single Part 121 operating certificate of Continental; although Continental Micronesia remained as a corporation, all flights were then operated directly by Continental Airlines. This step was intended to simplify future integration steps between Continental and United. The callsign, ICAO and IATA codes were changed to reflect the new operating certificate. (Full article...)

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