Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onward. Portuguese explorers, between 1512 and 1526, reached the Tanimbar Islands, some of the Caroline Islands, and …

4 days ago · Oceania is the collective name for the islands found throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in its widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the …

Jun 18, 2025 · Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific Ocean. It includes Australia, the smallest continent in terms of total land area.

Oceania is one of eight terrestrial ecozones, which constitute the major ecological regions of the planet. The Oceania ecozone includes all of Micronesia, Fiji, and all of Polynesia except New …

The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania (2018) defined Oceania as only covering Austronesian-speaking islands in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, with this definition …

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania. Oceania is a geographical, and geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the …

Oceania is the smallest continent in land area and the second-least populated after Antarctica. It is home to Earth’s third-largest remaining area of tropical rainforest, which covers much of the …

The widest definition of Oceania includes the entire region between continental Asia, Australasia, and the Americas as well as islands in the Pacific Rim such as the Japanese archipelago, …

3 days ago · Oceania Cruises has shifted its policy to become an adults-only cruise line.

Welcome to Oceania, a vast and diverse region spanning over 8.5 million square kilometers. It includes more than 10,000 islands, from massive land masses like Australia to tiny specks in …