Oceania

The continent or region of Oceania has various definitions - with interpretations including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, East Timor and parts of Indonesia. The name Oceania is used because it is the ocean and adjacent seas rather than a continent that link the lands together.

Oceania offers a varied landscape - with regions varying from forest to mountain range, to island paradises dotted amongst temperate waters. Due to the region's formation, the islands of Oceania hold a diverse range of animals and plants, often unique to their own island or region.


Highlights

 • The Great Walks of New Zealand
 • Uluru
 • Hike on Franz Josef or Fox Glacier
 • Extreme Sports in Queenstown, New Zealand
 • Surfing
 • The South Pacific Islands
 • Scuba Diving: Marshall Islands, Palau, Solomon Islands, The Great Barrier Reef, Poor Knights Islands
 • Gondwana Forests of New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Southwest Coast of Australia
 • Native Cultures: Aborigines of Australia, The Maori of Aotorea and the many elaborate cultures of Papua New Guinea.




Links: Oceania Travel Blogs (all) | Oceania Travel Photos | Oceania Travel Forum

Areas in Oceania: Australia | Cook Islands | Fiji | French Polynesia | Guam | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Micronesia | Nauru | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Pitcairn Islands | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tonga | Tuvalu | Vanuatu