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An orthographic projection of Oceania

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 44.4 million as of 2022. 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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Swains Island as seen from space

Swains Island (/ˈsweɪnz/; Tokelauan: Olohega [oloˈhɛŋa]; Samoan: Olosega [oloˈsɛŋa]) is a remote coral atoll in the Tokelau volcanic island group in the South Pacific Ocean. Administered as part of American Samoa since 1925, the island is subject to an ongoing territorial dispute between Tokelau and the United States.

Privately owned by the family of Eli Hutchinson Jennings since 1856, Swains Island was used as a copra plantation until 1967. It has not been permanently inhabited since 2008, but continues to be visited by members of the Jennings family, scientific researchers, and amateur radio operators. (Full article...)

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Serevi in 2014

Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi (born 20 May 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union football player and coach, and is a member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Serevi is renowned for his achievements in rugby sevens, while also enjoying a long career in fifteen-a-side rugby at both club and national team levels. Nicknamed "The Wizard" by commentators, he is widely considered to be the greatest rugby sevens player in the history of the game. A biography of Serevi titled Waisale Serevi: King of Sevens by Nick Darvenzi was published in 2018.

In the 15-man game, he played for Fiji 39 times between 1989 and 2003, and scored 376 points. This included representing Fiji in the 1991, 1999, and 2003 Rugby World Cups. He also played professionally for the Mitsubishi, Leicester, Stade Montois, Stade Bordelais and Staines rugby teams. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Oceania-related articles on Wikipedia.

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