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Oceania
The islands of the southern, western, and central Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The term is sometimes extended to encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay Archipelago.
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What is a famous landmark in Fiji besides the eastbay in Fiji?
Momi Bay in Sigatoka - WW2 heritage site.
The 180meridian in Taveuni that literally cuts fiji into two(if recognized-fiji would be in two parts:one on a monday and the other on a tuesday).
Thurston Garden in Suva
Sleeping Giant in Nadi
Deed of Session in Levuka - where Fiji was ceeded to Great Britain.
What islands are a part of Oceania?
it is difficult for geographers to determine the number of islands in oceaina because it is constantly changing. Erosion causes some islands to vanish while other forces create new islands
What are abiotic factors of the Great Barrier Reef?
THE BIOTIC - are living components of an ecosystems
THE ABIOTIC-are non living components of an ecosystems
Ecosystems a specific place where biotic or living components depends on abiotic or non living components
CORAL REEFS BIOTIC-oyster,sea grasses,shellfishes,clownfishes,starfishes
CORAL REEFS ABIOTIC -rock,minerals,amount of sunlight reaching the coral reef ,water
reference: living things and the
environment EXPLORING AND PROTECTING
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What is the minimum distance to Papua New Guinea from Australia?
The straight-line distance from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to Cairns, Australia is 520.4 miles. A nonstop flight would take 55 minutes.
How far is the distance from Tuvalu to Fiji?
The flight time from Fiji to Tuvalu about 1 hour, 20 minutes.
There are no actual seas within Australia itself. Unlike some of the other continents, there are no vast inland bodies of water large enough to be called a sea, although the early explorers certainly expended much effort trying to find an inland sea.
Besides the Indian Ocean to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, four seas can be found bordering Australia's coast:
- North of Australia are the Timor and Arafura seas
- To the southeast, between Australia and New Zealand, is the Tasman Sea
- To the northeast is the Coral Sea.
What is the difference between Polynesia and Oceania?
Australia is a country on the continent of Australia. It is a geographical continent because it sits on its own tectonic plate.
Australia lies within the theoretical region known as Oceania, but it is not the same as Oceania. Oceania is not a geographical continent, but a region. Oceania includes New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and numerous other Pacific islands such as Fiji, Tonga, Nauru and Vanuatu, whereas Australia does not.
Australasia is a political region encompassing Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
What are the 2 smallest countries in Oceania?
Australia is easily the biggest.
Australia is, with just over 22 million people and a landmass of 7.6 km2
A region with nations that vary in size from tiny to continent sized
Why does the international date line zigzag around Kiribati?
That was done as a favor to the people of Kiribati.
Can you imagine what life there would be like if there were two different calendar dates
in different parts of the nation.
Think doctor's appointments, airline and hotel reservations, bank accounts, delivery of orders,
business meetings, church services, etc.
Who is the current leader of government in Guam?
Guam is a territory of the United States and are under the jurisdiction of the President. At a more local level they have a Governor for the island and a mayor for each village.
Mt. Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Oceania. It has an elevation of 5030m, and is in Indonesia.
However - some sources say that Indonesia is not truly a part of Oceania, in which case, the highest mountain in Oceania would be Mount Wilhelm, in Papua New Guinea, which is 4509 metres high. Papua New Guinea is part of Oceania.
How long is the flight from Brisbane to Fiji?
The flight time from Brisbane in Australia to Fiji is approximately 3 hours and 43 minutes.
The total distance is approximately 2788.03 km or 1732 miles.
This flight time is approximate. Factors such as weather conditions could affect the flight time.
What are the mountains in Fiji?
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How do you renew my Fiji passport?
You must fill out the appropriate form ,pay the right amount of fees ,provide neccesary documents ,sent your documents to the correct address in fiji
What is the square miles of Fiji?
There is no such thing as a Fiji Island. Fiji is made up by 300+ islands, the whole place if then called The Republic of the Fiji Islands. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu is the two main island followed by Taveuni and Kandavu.
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How do you say hello in cook islands language?
There's lots of Solomon Island language... in my language you say vea sigoi
What is the longest river in Tuvalu?
The longest River in Papua New Guinea, is the Sepik River; which is approximately 1,100km (700 miles).
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.
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.
