Oceania

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Oceania refers to islands in the South and Central Pacific. Countries that are included in Oceania include Australia, New Zealand, Malay Archipelago, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. There are 20,000 islands located in the Pacific.

The name Oceania is actually quite unique. It means that this grouping of islands in the Central and South Pacific are linked together by an ocean rather than a continent. Hawaii is included in Oceania.

Oceania is part of the eight terrestrial ecozones, which includes Fiji.

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