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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 type of govenrment does Tuvalu have?

The government of Tuvalu is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the British Commonwealth. The Chief of State is Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General, Filomea Telito; the head of government is Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia; and the Cabinet is appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister.

Who owns Tuvalu?

Tuvalu is an independent country, a member of the British Commonwealth.

Why is Fiji a poor country?

Tuvalu has few natural resources or products to export but must import most of the commodities that are needed for everyday life. Their exports of copra and fish generate about $1 million per year and imports cost about $12.9 million per year. They also generate substantial income from leasing their assigned internet domain (.tv); and their largest source of income is the Tuvalu Trust Fund (TTF) an international trust fund established in 1987 by Australia, NZ, and the UK and supported also by Japan and South Korea and from a 1998 fisheries treaty with the US. Although the country is a beautiful island paradise, due to it's remoteness, hosts only 100 to 1000 tourists per year.

What country is Partially a peninsula?

Italy, Norway, Finland, Sweden, all Balkan countries (greets, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, part of Turkey)

Denmark

Spain, Portugal (both on Iberian Peninsula)

Malaysia

North Korea, South Korea

What are three characteristics of the Lapita people that enbaled them to migrate to islands throughout Oceania?

1. They were master sailors.

2. They were great boat builders.

3. They had a good understanding of the stars navigate.

About how far apart are Guam and Tahiti?

Guam and Tahiti is about 4977.7 miles apart. ;-)

What are the major rivers in Oceania?

The 10 longest rivers
  1. Waikato River (NI) - 425 km (264 mi)
  2. Clutha River or Matau River (SI) - 322 km (200 mi)
  3. Whanganui River (NI) - 290 km (180 mi)
  4. Taieri River (SI) - 288 km (179 mi)
  5. Rangitikei River (NI) - 241 km (150 mi)
  6. Mataura River (SI) - 240 km (149 mi)
  7. Waiau River, Southland (SI) - 217 km (135 mi)
  8. Clarence River (SI) - 209 km (130 mi)
  9. Waitaki River (SI) - 209 km (130 mi)
  10. Oreti River (SI) - 203 km (126 mi)

Is Australasia a continent?

Australia is both a continent and a country. Geographically, it is too big to qualify as "island". It is sometimes referred to as an island continent because it is one of only two continents in the world completely surrounded by water.

Australia is part of the "geographic region" of Oceania, which, by definition, is not actually a continent.

Australia is the smallest of the seven continents.
You mean Australia? In that case, yes, it is a continent. It is made up of Australia, obviously, and other countries like New Zealand and Vanuatu.

How many islands make up Oceania?

There is no definite answer to this type of question, for how big and how permanent does the land mass need to be to be counted? The answer for the number will be in the tens of thousands, certainly more than 10 000 and almost certainly less than

100 000. Some islands will be destroyed by wave action etc, and others will be created by the movement of sediments by ocean currents. And volcanic activity will create new islands, maybe long lived, maybe temporary.

Is Guam apart of the US?

No, Guam is an organized unincorporated territory of the US. This means the US Congress has no intention of allowing it to become a state. The people have limited self government, meaning they can elect a governor and local legislators for a unicameral legislature, but cannot vote for US president and only have a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representative.

We are also confined by the Jones Act, which limits only US-flagged ships to enter the island's ports and do business, in the strictest interpretation. The only "constitution" the people have is one that was drawn up by the US Naval Administration in 1950 known as the Organic Act.

Why does the US have Guam?

Because they won it as a spoils of war in 1898. as part of the Treaty of Paris the US got Guam, Philippines and Puerto Rico and paid then-$20 million for the new possessions.

How many languages are spoken in Oceania?

Oceania (the region of countries in the south Pacific Ocean) includes a very large number of countries and cultures, and more than 2000 languages. The most prominent are:

  1. English
  2. Indonesian/Malaysian
  3. Māori
  4. Tok Pisin
  5. Tahitian
  6. French


Were is Oceania?

No, the five oceans are, The Pacific, The Southern, The Atlantic, The Indian and the Arctic. I believe that Oceania is a group of small Australian Islands, however i am not sure so maybe look that one up or ask that question next time.

Dave, NFFC, Age 19, Nottingham

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

OUR WORLD 6

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.

How many seas are in Oceania?

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

Which best desribe Oceania?

A region with nations that vary in size from tiny to continent sized