South Pacific - Geography

Geography

  • Australasia, a region of Oceania, including New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands
  • Oceania, a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands – mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity, usually including Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia
  • The southern part of the Pacific Ocean, usually the area south of the equator

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