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How are the five large nations of Oceania different from the smaller islands?
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The small nations are less active in global trade or The small nations have much poorer economies. The large nations have more developed economies.
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Christmas Tradition in Oceania?
Oceania comprises several dozen nations. Westernised nations such as Australia and New Zealand have similar Christmas traditions to those of the rest of the western world, but there are many smaller island nations which have their own unique traditions.
How do the large and small islands of Oceania differ in terms of world trade?
On the larger islands there may be several different language groups requiring the trader to deal in several languages. On the smaller islands there may be only one language so it is easier to trade with the occupants.
Which continent is smaller in land area Europe or aulstarlia?
Australia is smaller in land area compared to Europe. Europe has a land area of approximately 10.18 million square kilometers, while Australia has a land area of about 7.68 million square kilometers.
What country in Australia is made up of two main islands?
The only country in Australia is Australia, and it is made up of a continent of Australia and the island of Tasmania. About 2000km southeast of Australia is New Zealand, a country made up of two main islands and many smaller islands. Like Australia, it is within the geographic region of Oceania. There is a common misconception that Australia is the same as Oceania. It is not. Australia is a continent and a country. It is within the region of Oceania, which is not a continent.
Are North Island and South Island of New Zealand among the smallest islands in Oceania?
No there are many smaller islands. The South Island is the twelfth largest island in the world and the North Island is fourteenth largest.
Is New Zealand a landlocked country or a group of islands?
New Zealand is a country made up of a group of islands.
What makes Oceania a very unusual continent?
What makes Oceania unusual is probably the fact that it is not a standard continent at all. It is not a solid landmass, and in that sense is not truly a continent. Oceania comprises a huge region of the Pacific encompassing just one continent - Australia - many large islands such as New zealand and Papua New Guinea and many smaller islands and territories of French Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
Is there a continent starting with an o?
No The Continents: North America South America Europe Asia Antarctica Africa Australia (Some think it is now called Oceania, but that is wrong. Oceania is Australia plus New Zealand plus other smaller islands surrounding it.)
Are Australia and New Zealand part of the same continent?
No. Australia is on the Australian continent, and the only country on the continent. New Zealand is not part of the Australian continent. It is composed of many islands. There is a mistaken belief that Australia is the same as Oceania. Australia and Oceania are two completely different things. Australia lies within the political region known as Oceania, which comprises also the islands of New Guinea, New Zealand and various other island nations in the South Pacific. By geographical definition, Oceania is not a continent.
How many smaller islands are there in Trinidad?
Besides the two main islands there are 21 smaller Islands .
How does Oceania rank in size compared to all of the 7 continents?
Oceania is not a continent. It is a region of the Pacific, encompassing the continent of Australia and many large and small islands and territories. The overall area of the region (not continent) of Oceania is 9,008,458 km2. This is still smaller than the second-smallest continent, Europe, which has an area of 10,354,636 km2. The continent of Australia is, of course, the smallest of all the continents, at 7,686,850 km2. .
What are the the names of all the countries in Oceania?
The states that occupy Oceania that are not included in geopolitical Oceania are Indonesia, Malaysia (through Malaysian Borneo), Brunei, the Philippines, and East Timor. The islands of the geographic extremes are politically integral parts of Japan (Bonin), the United States (Hawaii), and Chile (Easter Island). A smaller geographic definition also exists, which excludes the land on the Sunda plate, but includes Indonesian New Guinea as part of the Australian continent.
