Oceania

Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories ? mostly islands ? in the Pacific Ocean, usually including Australia and New Zealand. For the oceans of the Earth, see Oceans.

Oceania in ecology

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 Zealand. New Zealand, along with New Guinea and nearby islands, Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, constitute the separate Australasia ecozone.

Related Topics:
Ecozone - Oceania ecozone - Fiji - Solomon Islands - Vanuatu - New Caledonia - Australasia ecozone

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