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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The Federated States of Micronesia (/ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/ ^ⓘ, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span the western Pacific just north of the equator for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi). Together, the states comprise around 607 islands and a combined land area of approximately 702 km² or 271 sq mi.

The entire island nation lies across the northern Pacific accordingly: northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, south of Guam and the Marianas, west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, east of Palau and the Philippines, about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) north of eastern Australia, 3,400 km (2,100 mi) southeast of Japan, and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of Honolulu of the Hawaiian Islands. (Full article...)

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The Indonesian occupation of East Timor began in December 1975 and lasted until October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal led to the decolonisation of its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain. After a small-scale civil war, the pro-independence Fretilin declared victory in the capital city of Dili and declared an independent East Timor on 28 November 1975.

Following the "Balibo Declaration" that was signed by representatives of Apodeti, UDT, KOTA and the Trabalhista Party on 30 November 1975, Indonesian military forces invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975, and by 1979 they had all but destroyed the armed resistance to the occupation. On 17 July 1976, Indonesia formally annexed East Timor as its 27th province and declared the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). (Full article...)

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