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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.
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∙ 13y agoPapua New Guinea 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, Papua New Guinea was connected to Australia.
The western half of the island of New Guinea is part of Indonesia, and therefore part of Asia, but Papua New Guinea is not part of Asia. It is part of the Pacific region, and is part of the general region known as Australasia, which is quite different to "Australia".
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∙ 13y agoPapua New Guinea is an independent country in its own right. It is not part of Australia, although it was administered by Australia from after World War I until 1975.
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∙ 12y agoYes, Papua New Guinea is part of Australia the continent.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Australia is south of Papua New Guinea.
The Indonesian province of West Papua lies west of Papua New Guinea.
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∙ 13y agoPapua New Guinea lies directly north of Australia. Its closest point is 150km from Australia's northernmost point.
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∙ 13y agoPapua New Guinea is north of Australia.
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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.
What is the continent of fas?
Fas is spoken in Papua New Guinea, which is a part of Oceania.
On what continent is Papua New Guinea?
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.
What region is new guinea in?
West New Guinea is in the Pacific, New Guinea is the norther part of the Australian continent.
What region is west new guinea in?
West New Guinea is in the Pacific, New Guinea is the norther part of the Australian continent.
Which part of the world is new Guinea?
As in continent, Papua New Guinea is part of Oceania, which is a geographical region and not a continent. It lies directly north of Australia.It is part of the Pacific region, and is part of the general region known as Australasia, which is quite different to "Australia".
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.
What is the shortest distance between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
Cape York, the northern tip of Australia, is about 150km from the nearest part of Papua new Guinea.
Since New Guinea is part of the Australian Continent are they considered Australian too?
No. Just because someone is from the same continent it doesn't mean that they are the same nationality. Example England and France are in Europe but the people are either English or French. New Guinea is not part of the continent of Australia.
What is the western part of Papua New Guinea called?
There is no western part of Papua New Guinea which is not already known an Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, and the western half is occupied by the Indonesian province of West Papua, which was previously known as Irian Jaya.
What part of Indonesia is next to Papua New Guinea?
The Indonesian province of West Papua lies west of Papua New Guinea.
The major part of Papua New Guinea is on which large island?
Most of Papua New Guinea is on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
