Outline of Oceania

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Oceania.

Oceania is a geographical, and geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity.

The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands.

[1][2][3][4] The boundaries of Oceania are defined in a number of ways.

[5][6][7] Ethnologically, the islands of Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.