Contents If O O 0 0 Where is Australia Oceania 4 Countries Early maps and ownership 8 Climate 10 Wildlife 12 Natural landmarks 14 Human made landmarks 16 Settlements 18 Industries 20 Sports Culture 24 Food and drink 26 Where is Antarctica 28 Further information 30 Glossary 31 Index 32 I
Where is Australia Oceania Out of the seven continents of the world Australia Oceania is the smallest It is made up of the islands of Australia Tasmania and New Zealand as well as Papua New Guinea and thousands of small islands in the Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea Australia Pacific Ocean New Zealand Locating Australia Oceania We can describe the position of Australia Oceania in relation to the areas of land and water that surround it as well as by using the points on a compass Australia Oceania is between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Australia Oceania is north of Antarctica Antarctica
A collection of continents Some geographers believe there is more than one continent within the area of Australia Oceania Australia They define a continent as being made up of a single landmass and therefore view Australia as a continent Zealandia Others see New Zealand as part of a separate continent called Zealandia This includes an area of land surrounding New Zealand that is under the sea Land area under water Australasia Some geographers believe that all of the islands within the central and South Pacific are part of a continent called Oceania Australia is sometimes included in this group Pacific Rim Asia Pacific Ocean To the east of Australia is the Pacific Ocean home to the Pacific Islands The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world measuring 60 million square miles 155 million sq km The different countries that surround it are sometimes called the Pacific Rim countries They include Australia New Zealand the Pacific Islands China the United States and Chile Saliao At east ania Indian
