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Oceania, collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in its widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas. A more common definition excludes the Ryukyu, Kuril, and Aleutian islands and the Japan archipelago.

The most popular usage delimits Oceania further by eliminating Indonesia, Taiwan, and the Philippines, because the peoples and cultures of those islands are more closely related historically to the Asian mainland. Oceania then, in its most restricted meaning, includes more than 10,000 islands, with a total land area (excluding Australia, but including Papua New Guinea and New Zealand) of approximately 317,700 square miles (822,800 square km).

Oceania has traditionally been divided into four parts: Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. As recently as 33,000 years ago no human beings lived in the region, except in Australasia. Although disagreeing on details, scientists generally support a theory that calls for a Southeast Asian origin of island peoples.

By 2000 about 12 million islanders lived in Oceania (excluding Australia), and many indigenous cultures were revolutionized by intensive contact with non-Oceanic groups who had intruded from various parts of the Western world. (The arts of the region are discussed in several articles; see art and architecture, Oceanic; music and dance, Oceanic; and Oceanic literature.) Pop. (2001 est.) including Australia, 31,377,000.

References:

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Available Books

Book Title Date
Nan Madol - An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales 1803
Nan Madol - Views in Australia or New South Wales Views in Australia or New South Wales 1825
Nan Madol - Vues et Paysages des Regions Equinoxiales Vues et Paysages des Regions Equinoxiales 1826
Nan Madol - Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde 1822
Nan Madol - Australian Landscapes Australian Landscapes 1866
Nan Madol - Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands 1826
Nan Madol - Field Sports of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales Field Sports of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales 1813
Nan Madol - South Australia Illustrated South Australia Illustrated 1847
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 1 A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 1 1821
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 2 A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 2 1821
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 3 A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 3 1821
Nan Madol - A Literary & Historical Atlas of Africa and Australasia A Literary & Historical Atlas of Africa and Australasia 1913
Nan Madol - The Royal Atlas & Gazetteer of Australasia The Royal Atlas & Gazetteer of Australasia 1890
Nan Madol - New Zealand : Its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History New Zealand : Its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History 1867
Nan Madol - A Voyage to Terra Australis Vol. 1 A Voyage to Terra Australis Vol. 1 1814
Nan Madol - A Voyage to Terra Australis Vol. 2 A Voyage to Terra Australis Vol. 2 1814
Nan Madol - A Voyage to Terra Australis [Atlas] A Voyage to Terra Australis [Atlas] 1814
Nan Madol - Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Vol. 1 Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Vol. 1 1827
Nan Madol - Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Vol. 2 Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Vol. 2 1827
Nan Madol - Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia Vol. 1 Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia Vol. 1 1845
Nan Madol - Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia Vol. 2 Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia Vol. 2 1845
Nan Madol - Sketches From Many Shores Visited by H.M.S. Challenger Sketches From Many Shores Visited by H.M.S. Challenger 1878
Nan Madol - Polynesia; A Popular Description of the Islands of the Pacific Polynesia; A Popular Description of the Islands of the Pacific 1866
Nan Madol - Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand Vol. 1 Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand Vol. 1 1847
Nan Madol - Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand Vol. 2 Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand Vol. 2 1847
Nan Madol - A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World Vol. 1 A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World Vol. 1 1712
Nan Madol - A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World Vol. 2 A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World Vol. 2 1712
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 3 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 3 1798
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 2 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 2 1798
Nan Madol - A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 1 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Vol. 1 1798
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 1 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 1 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 2 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 2 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 3 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 3 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 4 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 4 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 5 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 5 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 6 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 6 1821
Nan Madol - The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 7 The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 7 1821
Nan Madol - A Voyage Towards the South Pole Vol. 1 A Voyage Towards the South Pole Vol. 1 1777
Nan Madol - A Voyage Towards the South Pole Vol. 2 A Voyage Towards the South Pole Vol. 2 1777
Nan Madol - Narrative of a Visit to Brazil, Chile, Peru, and the Sandwich Islands Narrative of a Visit to Brazil, Chile, Peru, and the Sandwich Islands 1825
Nan Madol - Australia Vol. 1 Australia Vol. 1 1873
Nan Madol - Australia Vol. 2 Australia Vol. 2 1873
Nan Madol - Sudsee-Erinnerungen Sudsee-Erinnerungen 1883
Nan Madol - Ten Months in the Fiji Islands Ten Months in the Fiji Islands 1864
Nan Madol - Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its Inhabitants Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its Inhabitants 1870
Nan Madol - New Zealand; or Zealandia New Zealand; or Zealandia 1857
Nan Madol - New Zealand, Painted and Described New Zealand, Painted and Described 1908
Nan Madol - Na Motu: or, Reef-Rovings in the South Seas Na Motu: or, Reef-Rovings in the South Seas 1854
Nan Madol - Travels in New Zealand Travels in New Zealand 1846
Nan Madol - Travels in New South Wales Travels in New South Wales 1847
Nan Madol - New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive 1877
Nan Madol - Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand 1823
Nan Madol - Description of the Barossa Range and its Neighbourhood in South Australia Description of the Barossa Range and its Neighbourhood in South Australia 1849
Nan Madol - Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 1 Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 1 1821
Nan Madol - Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 2 Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 2 1821
Nan Madol - Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 3 Entdeckungsreise in die Sudsee und nach der Berings-Strabe Vol. 3 1821
Nan Madol - Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 1 Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 1 1821
Nan Madol - Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 2 Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 2 1821
Nan Madol - Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 3 Journey to the Southern Ocean and the Bering Strait Vol. 3 1823
Nan Madol - Notes of Travel in Fiji and New Caledonia Notes of Travel in Fiji and New Caledonia 1880
Nan Madol - Reminiscences of the South Seas Reminiscences of the South Seas 1912
Nan Madol - The Savage South Seas, Painted and Described The Savage South Seas, Painted and Described 1907
Nan Madol - Captain Cook's Three Voyages Round the World Captain Cook's Three Voyages Round the World 1895
Nan Madol - The Aryan Maori The Aryan Maori 1885
Nan Madol - Hawaii, Old and New Hawaii, Old and New 1943
Nan Madol - Pioneers in Australasia Pioneers in Australasia 1912
Nan Madol - Journal of a Cruise Among the Islands of the Western Pacific Journal of a Cruise Among the Islands of the Western Pacific 1853
Nan Madol - Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in Australia Vol. 1 Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in Australia Vol. 1 1841
Nan Madol - Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in Australia Vol. 2 Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in Australia Vol. 2 1841
Nan Madol - A Voyage Round the World A Voyage Round the World 1814
Nan Madol - Neu-Seeland Neu-Seeland 1863
Nan Madol - Geologisch-Topographischer Atlas von Neu-Seeland Geologisch-Topographischer Atlas von Neu-Seeland 1863
Nan Madol - The Geology of New Zealand The Geology of New Zealand 1864
Nan Madol - Sketches in the Pacific Sketches in the Pacific 1851
Nan Madol - Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de Tous les Peuples du Monde Vol. 4 Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de Tous les Peuples du Monde Vol. 4 1843
Nan Madol - Views of the South Seas Views of the South Seas 1788
Nan Madol - Sketches of Australia and the Adjacent Islands Sketches of Australia and the Adjacent Islands 1849
Nan Madol - An Account of the State of Agriculture & Grazing in New South Wales An Account of the State of Agriculture & Grazing in New South Wales 1826
Nan Madol - Descriptive Account of the Panoramic View of King George's Sound Descriptive Account of the Panoramic View of King George's Sound 1834
Nan Madol - An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales 1821
Nan Madol - Peeps at Many Lands: Oceania Peeps at Many Lands: Oceania 1911
Nan Madol - Sketches Illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand Sketches Illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand 1838
Nan Madol - A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes Vol. 2 A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes Vol. 2 1832
Nan Madol - A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes Vol. 2 A Visit to the South Seas, in the United States Ship Vincennes Vol. 2 1832
Nan Madol - Views in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Views in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1830
Nan Madol - A Series of Lithographic Drawings from Sketches in New Zealand A Series of Lithographic Drawings from Sketches in New Zealand 1852
Nan Madol - New Zealand Scenery New Zealand Scenery 1877
Nan Madol - A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand 1832
Nan Madol - Van Dieman's Land : Geographical and Descriptive Van Dieman's Land : Geographical and Descriptive 1820
Nan Madol - Views in the South Seas Views in the South Seas 1808
Nan Madol - Early Voyages to Terra Australis Early Voyages to Terra Australis 1859
Nan Madol - The World in Miniature: South Sea Islands Vol. 1 The World in Miniature: South Sea Islands Vol. 1 1824
Nan Madol - The World in Miniature: South Sea Islands Vol. 2 The World in Miniature: South Sea Islands Vol. 2 1824
Nan Madol - Travel in Aquatint and Lithography Vol. 2 Travel in Aquatint and Lithography Vol. 2 1957
Nan Madol - Views of Australian Scenery Views of Australian Scenery 1814
Nan Madol - The Melbourne Album The Melbourne Album 1864
Nan Madol - Mount Lyell Mines, Tasmania Vol. 1 Mount Lyell Mines, Tasmania Vol. 1 1896
Nan Madol - Mount Lyell Mines, Tasmania Vol. 2 Mount Lyell Mines, Tasmania Vol. 2 1898
Nan Madol - The New Zealanders Illustrated The New Zealanders Illustrated 1847
Nan Madol - An Account of the Pelew Islands An Account of the Pelew Islands 1788
Nan Madol - Album Pittoresque de la Fregate La Thetis et de la Corvette L'Esperance Album Pittoresque de la Fregate La Thetis et de la Corvette L'Esperance 1828
Nan Madol - A View of the Coasts, Countries and Islands within the Limits of the South-Sea-Company A View of the Coasts, Countries and Islands within the Limits of the South-Sea-Company 1711

Images

Image Name
Plan of Port Macquarie, Including a Sketch of Part of Hastings River on the East Coast of New South Wales
Native Ornaments etc (17 figs)
Book Display
Moroka River Falls, Foot of Mount Kent
Title Page
Scene up the River Huon
Relais de Poste dans les Pampas, sur la route de Mendora a Buenos aires (Provinces du Rio de la Plata)
Kangaroos of New South Wales: View from Seven-Mile Hill near Newcastle
Title Page
Plate 5
Lake Taupo, North Island
Book Display
Te Henheu's Old Pah of Waitahanui, at Taupo Lake
Party Bivouac'd for the Night
Honi Heki and Patuone
Vue prise dans l'intérieur de la Ville de Pondichery, auprès du Canal qui sépare le quartier Europeen du quartier Malabar (Indes orientales, Carnate)
Danse des femmes dans les isles Sandwich
Swanson Street (1863)
The Aboriginal Inhabitants Ornaments and Utensils
Lake Colac, Victoria
E Tohi. A young woman of Barrier Island
Coast Scene near Rapid Bay Sunset Natives fishing with nets
Vue du fort Macquarie, sur la pointe est de l'anse Sidney (Nouvelle Galles méridionale)
Interieur d'une maison dans l'ile St. Laurent
Back Cover
Source of the Wannon
Te Heuheu & Hiwikaw Tanpo / Te Kawaw & his nephew Orakai
A Bush Section on Greenland, Otago (Fox Lodge)
Panoramic View of King George's Sound [IV]
[Track of the H.M.S. Havannah Map]
Femme du groupe des isles Tchitchagoff
Yanekari, A Native of the Isle of Pines
Peak of Mauna Roa, Island of More, Society Islands, Tahiti
Poinciana Tree in Bloom
Cranes des haitans des isles Aleoutiennes
The new Eddystone in Behm's canal
Feejeean Village of Levuka, Ovolau
Te Waru. Principal chief of the Nga Ti Apakura Tribe / Te Pakuru. Principal chief of the Nga Ti Manapoto Tribe
Throwing the Spear, the mode of Salutation
Front Cover
Ko Paora Matutaera (Paul Marshali)
The Gates of Yengen, New Caledonia
The Old and New Home Stations
(Jaluit) Madchen, (Ponape) Madchen, and Kabua, Konig von Jaluit
The Dubu at Rigo, British New Guinea
View in Moala, Fiji
Maua Study of One of Our Boat Crew, Apia, Samoa
Giraffe and Hyeana
Dunedin
View of Wilberforce
On the Cow Pasture River
Back Cover
Naisilini, Chief of Mare, Loyalty Islands
Jamieson's Valley
On the Barrossa Surveys, looking north, towards German Pass
Bateaux des isles Sandwich. (2 figs)
Front Cover
A Stormy Day in Rubiana Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Interieur d'une maison dams les isles Radak
The Dandenong Ranges, Victoria
Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants
Back Cover
Panoramic View of King George's Sound [II]
Coquero de Bresil (Cocos Romanzoffiana Cham.)
Costumes des Malais de l'ile de Luzon
Cottage of a Small Farmer, New Plymouth
Vue de la Riviere St.Denis, prise au Fond de la Ravine ou elle coule, et pres d'une cascade qui vient s'y jeter (Ile Bourbon)
Front Wrapper
The Glaciers on Mount Cook and Mount Tasman
Front Cover
The Basin Bank, Victoria
Araucanos indigenes de Chili
Kamtchadales
Title Page - Volume 2
Spine
Motu Village from the Sea
Plate 8
Vue de la Ville Manille (Iles Philippines)
H.M.S. "Challenger" in Betsy Cove, Kerguelen Land
Port Stephens
Taranaki or Mount Egmont, War Canoe. (Early Morning)
Evening on Lake Roto-rua
Portrait of a Solomon Island Cannibal
Canoe, Marshall-Ins
David Kaapuawaokamehameha at His One-Man Village
Bream Head, Whangarei Heads
Chief's House, Ambryn, New Hebrides
The Dance of War, Fiji
On the Bealey River
Lower Falls of Glen Stuart, on the Moriatia Rivulet, in the hills, near Adelaide
Junction of the Buchan and Snowy Rivers, Gipps Land
Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants
Buttresses of the First Christian Church and Tomb of Siga in the Reef, Sapapali, Samoa
Beginning of Village Dawn, Matakula, Fiji
The Rees Valley and Richardson Range
Pinchgut Island

Maps

Map Name
A Voyage Round the World - Harbour of St. Catherine - 1804 (1814)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 1 - Chart of Course Taken by the Rurick (1821)
An Account of the State of Agriculture & Grazing in New South Wales - Map of Part of New South Wales (1826)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 3 - Chart of the Caroline Islands [II] (1821)
A Voyage Round the World - Island of Cadiak with its Environs - 1805 (1814)
A Voyage Round the World - Lisiansky's Isle - 1805 (1814)
Australia Vol. 2 - Tasmania (1873)
A Voyage Round the World - Chart of the World Shewing the Track of the Neva (1814)
Australia Vol. 1 - Map of New South Wales (1873)
Sketches From Many Shores Visited by H.M.S. Challenger - Chart Showing the Track of H.M.S. "Challenger" (1872-1876) (1878)
Australia Vol. 2 - The World on Mercator's Projection (1873)
Australia Vol. 1 - Map of the Overland Route to Australia (1873)
A Voyage Round the World - Chart of the Coast from Behring's Bay to Sea Otter Bay (1814)
A Voyage Round the World - Harbour of St. Paul - 1805 (1814)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 2 - Chart of the Islands of Radack and Ralick (1821)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 2 - Plan of the Group called Romanzoff's Islands (1821)
An Account of the Pelew Islands - A Chart of the Pelew Islands and Adjacent Seas (1788)
Descriptive Account of the Panoramic View of King George's Sound - Panoramic View of King George's Sound, Part of the Colony of Swan River (1834)
An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales - Plan of Port Macquarie, Including a Sketch of Part of Hastings River on the East Coast of New South Wales (1821)
Australia Vol. 2 - The Settled Portions of South Australia (1873)
A Voyage Round the World - Sitca or Norfolk Sound Surveyed by Captn Lisiansky - 1805 (1814)
Australia Vol. 1 - Map of Victoria (1873)
Australia Vol. 2 - Queensland (1873)
A Voyage Round the World - Washington Islands - 1804 (1814)
New Zealand : Its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History - The Southern Part of the Province of Auckland (1867)
Australia Vol. 1 - General Map of Australia (1873)
New Zealand : Its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History - New Zealand (1867)
A View of the Coasts, Countries and Islands within the Limits of the South-Sea-Company - A New and Exact Map of the Coasts, Countries, and Islands within the Limits of the South Sea Company (1711)
New Zealand; or Zealandia - The Islands of New Zealand (1857)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 1 - Chart of Beering's Straits (1821)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits Vol. 3 - Chart of the Caroline Islands [I] (1821)
Notes of Travel in Fiji and New Caledonia - A Map of Fiji and New Caledonia (1880)

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