Countries by Continents
___ Countries of Australia and Oceania
The "continent" of Australia/Oceania is a somewhat artifical construct,
designed to link together the continental landmass of Australia with the huge
number of widely scattered islands across the Pacific Ocean.
Area: 8 600 000 km2 (3 300 000 mi2)
Population: 33 million
Highest Point: Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid 4884 m/16 023 ft), Papua
Province, Indonesia
Largest Lake: Lake Eyre, Australia (if there is some water)
Longest River: Murray-Darling river system 3750 km (2300 mi)
 Map
of Australia/Oceania
Reference Map of the Australia/Oceania region.
Languages of Oceania: Melanesian
pidgin, Melanesian-Polynesian Languages, English, French.
Flags
of Australia and Oceania
keywords: countries of Australia and oceania, population of Australia and oceania,
capitals of Australia and oceania, australia, new zealand, the Pacifics, melanesia,
micronesia, polynesia
     |
Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand © NASA |
