Countries in Oceania
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Oceania at a Glance. . .
OCEANIA
is one of the most diverse and fascinating areas on the planet.
Many modern atlases and geography experts now consider the long-established
continent of Australia to be better defined as Australia/Oceania,
which then combines and includes all of (Australia), the large island
groups of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomons, and the
countless volcanic and coral islands of the south Pacific Ocean
including those of Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.
Oceania is the smallest continent,
and its highest point is Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea, at 14,794
ft (4,509m). The lowest point is Lake Eyre, Australia, at 52ft (16m)
below sea level.
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