Where is Oceania?

• Most of Oceania is in the Southern Hemisphere.
• There are fourteen countries in Oceania, including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.
• Oceania is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the south, and the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean to the west.
• Oceania is made up of around 10,000 islands.

Climate

• Parts of Oceania can be very warm and get a lot of sun all year round.
• The north of Oceania has a tropical climate, like in Papua New Guinea. There can be monsoons in the wet season as there is heavy rainfall.
• Other parts of Oceania are very hot and dry, like Australia.

Features

• Uluru in Australia is a famous sandstone rock. It is sacred to Aboriginal Australians.
• The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of eastern Australia is the world’s largest coral reef system.
• One of the highest mountains in New Zealand is Aoraki at 3,754m high.

• Australia is Oceania's largest island and has a population of around 25 million people.
• Key cities in Oceania include Australia's capital city Canberra, Sydney (also in Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).

• Many languages are spoken across Oceania. There are over 700 languages spoken in Papua New Guinea alone.
• Agriculture, fishing, forestry and tourism are some of Oceania's biggest industries.