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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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Who was the last full-blooded Aboriginal?
There are still a lot of full blooded Aboriginals in Australia: when the last one was born would be a bit hard to ascertain. This question is commonly asked when trying to determine the last of the full-blooded, traditional Tasmanian Aborigines. This was Truganini, who died in 1876.
How big is the coral reef compared to Australia?
The Great barrier reef has an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres
Australia has an Area of--------------------------------- 7,617,930 square kilometres
Discovered would mean, found inhabited
Yap, one of the many islands in Micronesia was one of the first empires, with historical myths and tales of the creation of mankind in the land and island of Gagil, one of the central islands of Yap. The story includes that from Yap the rest of the world was inhabited thousands of years ago.
However in historical tomes between 300 and 1200 BC small groups of Polynesians (from Marquesas and Tahiti) discovered several islands of southeastern Micronesia. One group reached the Caroline islands and settled there, mixing with the local population. The first Europeans to again discover Micronesia was the Spanish fleet of Magellan, on the first circumnavigation of the world in 1521
Why did Mount Lamington Papua New Guinea erupt in 1951?
Well basically, the volcano is on a plate margin. The pacific plate and Indo-Australian plate collide with each other and one plate is pushed under another. Because of the heat underground, the rock melts and becomes magma. When there is too much magma, it pushes it's way up through the cracks and finally it erupts. The cracks in the rock, (overground) come from when the plates are pushing against each other.
What weapons where used in the kokoda war in papua new guinea?
The weapons that were used in Kokoda were rifles, revolvers and Lewis Machine guns by the Australians and Heavy machine guns, mortars and mountain guns by the Japanese
Do both grasshopper and spiders live in Papua New Guinea?
yes both spiders and grasshoppers can live in Papua New Guinea.
Why is the continent of Australia called Oceania?
Oceania denotes the region encompassing the Australian continent and various islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Tuvalu is in the Pacific Ocean near the Solomons and Fiji.
Was papua new guinea and Australia connected?
Australia's closest neighbor is Papua New Guinea (PNG). Both are Commonwealth realm. Their connection is on their partnership of economic development.
What is Cook Islands native animal?
There is no information available on a native animal in Cook Islands. However, on the Cook Islands' coat-of-arms, there is a flying fish (maroro) and a White Tern (kakaia).
What is the population of Guam?
185,000 est. as of July 2010.
The military is getting booted off Okinawa Japan and this is supposed to bring like 40,000 more people starting 2012.
Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman.
Later on by British Navigator Captain James Cook.
Melanesia is a group of countries. Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea are all part of Melanesia. Fiji is the only Melanesian country with Polynesian admixture. These can easily be found in Rotuma, Rabi, Kioa, and Lau. These people have similar language and culture to that of Polynesian countries.
Which country is Papua New Guinea in?
The western half is part of Indonesia, and the eastern half forms the major portion of Papua New Guinea.
New Guinea has been controlled by numerous countries since it was discovered but gained its independence in 1975.
What is the number for sea level?
The number for sea level would be 0. Everything above it is a higher number and everything lower is a negative number.
