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Oceania (UK: /ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊʃi-, -ˈeɪn-/ OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -⁠AY-, US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə, -ˈɑːn-/ ^ⓘ OH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its continental landmass. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, at the centre of the water hemisphere, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 46.3 million as of 2024. Oceania is the smallest continent in land area and the second-least populated after Antarctica.

Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much less developed economies of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western New Guinea. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney. Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).

The rock art of Aboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries are parliamentary democracies, with tourism serving as a large source of income for the Pacific island nations. (Full article...)

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The Coral Sea (French: Mer de Corail) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the French Natural Park of the Coral Sea (French: Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail) and the Australian Coral Sea Marine Park. The sea was the location for the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major confrontation during World War II between the navies of the Empire of Japan, and the United States and Australia.

The sea contains numerous islands and reefs, as well as the world's largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. All previous oil exploration projects were terminated at the GBR in 1975, and fishing is restricted in many areas. The reefs and islands of the Coral Sea are particularly rich in birds and aquatic life and are a popular tourist destination, both domestically and internationally. (Full article...)

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Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi (born 20 May 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union football player and coach, and is a member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Serevi is renowned for his achievements in rugby sevens, while also enjoying a long career in fifteen-a-side rugby at both club and national team levels. Nicknamed "The Wizard" by commentators, he is widely considered to be the greatest rugby sevens player in the history of the game. A biography of Serevi titled Waisale Serevi: King of Sevens by Nick Darvenzi was published in 2018.

In the 15-man game, he played for Fiji 39 times between 1989 and 2003, and scored 376 points. This included representing Fiji in the 1991, 1999, and 2003 Rugby World Cups. He also played professionally for the Mitsubishi, Leicester, Stade Montois, Stade Bordelais and Staines rugby teams. (Full article...)

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Image 1King Kamehameha I receiving the Russian naval expedition of Otto von Kotzebue. Drawing by Louis Choris in 1816. (from Polynesia)
Image 2Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from Melanesia)
Image 3Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle. (from Polynesia)
Image 4Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. (from Melanesia)
Image 5Chamorro people in 1915 (from Micronesia)
Image 6A common fishing canoe va'a with outrigger in Savaiʻi island, Samoa, 2009 (from Polynesia)
Image 7Spinner dolphins (from Micronesia)
Image 8Māori war canoe drawn after James Cook's voyage to New Zealand. (from Polynesia)
Image 9Map from 1961 of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, formerly Japan's South Seas Mandate. (from Micronesia)
Image 10Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa from 1998 to 2021, who initiated the Polynesian Leaders Group in late 2011. (from Polynesia)
Image 11New Caledonia (from Melanesia)
Image 12Köppen-Geiger climate classification map of Melanesia (from Melanesia)
Image 13Grinding stones discovered from archaeology in Samoa (from Polynesia)
Image 14Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Polynesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 15Canoe carving on Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu (from Polynesia)
Image 16Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Melanesia)
Image 17A pan flute from Solomon Islands, 19th century (from Melanesia)
Image 18Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 (from Polynesia)
Image 19Manila Galleon in the Marianas and Carolinas, c. 1590 Boxer Codex (from Micronesia)
Image 20Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Polynesia)
Image 21Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Micronesia)
Image 22Outline of sovereign (orange) and dependent islands (yellow) (from Melanesia)
Image 23Moai at Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui (from Polynesia)
Image 24Aerial view of Solomon Islands (from Melanesia)
Image 25Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. (from Polynesia)
Image 26A depiction of a royal heiau (Hawaiian temple) at Kealakekua Bay, c. 1816 (from Polynesia)
Image 27Cinder plain of Mount Yasur in Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 28Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Polynesia)
Image 29Painting of Tahitian Women on the Beach by Paul Gauguin—Musée d'Orsay (from Polynesia)
Image 30Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Micronesia)
Image 31Mount Marpi in Saipan. (from Micronesia)
Image 32Image of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at Bikini Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 33Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands. (from Micronesia)
Image 34A Melanesian child from Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 35The arrival of Abel Tasman in Tongatapu, 1643; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans (from Polynesia)
Image 36Polynesians with outrigger canoes at Waikiki Beach, Oahu Island, early 20th century (from Polynesia)
Image 37Sailors of Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean, 1846 (from Melanesia)
Image 38German trading station at Jaluit Atoll with a Marshallese korkor outrigger canoe in the foreground (from Micronesia)
Image 39Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians which began at about 3000 BC from Taiwan. The Polynesian branch is shown in green. (from Polynesia)
Image 40An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club of the US Navy on Bikini Atoll, one of several Marshall Islands used for atomic bomb tests. (from Micronesia)
Image 41The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific (from Polynesia)
Image 42Tarawa Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 43Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Micronesia)
Image 44Beach scenery at Laura, Majuro, Marshall Islands (from Micronesia)
Image 45Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled canoe, c. 1781 (from Polynesia)
Image 46Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia (from Polynesia)
Image 47Languages of Micronesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 48Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii (from Polynesia)
Image 49Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case, Melanesia (from Australasia)
Image 50On February 14, 1779, Capt. James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii. (from Polynesia)
Image 51German New Guinea before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899 (from Micronesia)