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Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the large island of New Guinea positioned north of Australia. For this reason, it is considered to be part of the political region known as Oceania. Oceania is not a geographical continent.
Some would say that Papua New Guinea is on the continent of Australia, but this is not the case. The continent of Australia is quite different to the political region of Oceania. Much debate has been made over whether Oceania and Australia are continents, but the difference lies in the definition of "continent" as a single land mass.
The western half of the island of New Guinea, which belongs to Indonesia, is considered to be part of the continent of Asia.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoPapua New Guinea is not a continent. It is a country on the island of New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is part of the geographical region known as Oceania, but this, too, is not a continent.
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∙ 11y agoIt is not situated in any continent. Though many say that it lies in the continent of Australia, this is not true. It lies to the north of Australia and hence is not included in Australia. It is said to be in the continent of Oceania which is not a geographical continent at all.
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∙ 12y agoPapua New Guinea is a part of Australia & Oceania (which is usually just shortened to Oceania). Only part of Oceania is a physical continent (Australia) and the rest of the continent is made up by island nations (Pacific Island nations, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea).
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∙ 13y agoThe island of New Guinea is not in any continent. It is in the geographical region known as Oceania, but this is not a true continent, by definition.
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∙ 12y agoPapua New Guinea is closest to the continent of Australia. While it neighbours Indonesia (Asia) most closely, it is not closest to the actual continent of Asia.
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Is Papua New Guinea a continent or a country?
Papua New Guinea is a country on the island of New Guinea.
What continent is the sepik river in?
The Sepik is the longest river on the island of New Guinea
Is Papua New Guinea a part of the Australian continent?
Papua New Guinea, and the island of New Guinea on which it is located, is part of Oceania, which is a geographical region and not a continent. It is not part of Australia.Papua New Guinea has been an independent country since 16 September 1975. Before that Papua New Guinea was a territory which was governed by Australia.The Pangaea theory states that long ago, the island of New Guinea was connected to Australia.
What state is in new guinea?
Papua New Guinea is an independent country, it is in the continent of Australia and is catagorised as the Pacific (South).
What is the continent of fas?
Fas is spoken in Papua New Guinea, which is a part of Oceania.
What is Papua New Guinea's official name?
Papua New Guinea/ New Guinea's official name is Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
What continent is Manus in?
Manus is a region in Papua New Guinea. It is located in Australia & Oceania.
What continent is West Papua in?
West Papua is located on the island of New Guinea. Theoretically, it is not part of any physical continent, but it is part of Indonesia and hence regarded as part of the Asian continent.
In what continent will you find Port Moresby of Papua New Guinea?
Port Moresby is within Papua New Guinea, which occupies the eastern half of the large island of New Guinea positioned north of Australia. For this reason, it is considered to be part of the political region known as Oceania. Oceania is not a geographical continent.
Is Papua New Guinea the largest island?
The island of New Guinea, rather than Papua New Guinea, is the second largest island. Papua New Guinea just occupies the eastern half. The world's largest island is Greenland.
Is Papua New Guinea a contry?
no, papua new guinea is a country !
How many countries are in the continent of Australia?
The continent of Australia comprises Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, Timor, and neighboring islands, as well as the country of Australia itself.The continent of Australia contains 4 countries - Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and portions of Indonesia.
