<Ul> <Li> Biogeographically , as a synonym for the Australasian ecozone and the Pacific ecozone ( Melanesia , Polynesia , and Micronesia ) , with New Zealand forming the south - western corner of the Polynesian Triangle . To note , New Zealand may also be considered part of Australasia , despite being traditionally part of Polynesia . </Li> <Li> As an ecozone , Oceania includes all of Micronesia , Fiji , and all of Polynesia except New Zealand . New Zealand , along with New Guinea and nearby islands , part of the Philippine islands , Australia , the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and New Caledonia , constitute the separate Australasian ecozone . </Li> <Li> In the geopolitical conception used by the United Nations , International Olympic Committee , and many atlases , Oceania includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east , but not Indonesian New Guinea . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Biogeographically , as a synonym for the Australasian ecozone and the Pacific ecozone ( Melanesia , Polynesia , and Micronesia ) , with New Zealand forming the south - western corner of the Polynesian Triangle . To note , New Zealand may also be considered part of Australasia , despite being traditionally part of Polynesia . </Li> <Li> As an ecozone , Oceania includes all of Micronesia , Fiji , and all of Polynesia except New Zealand . New Zealand , along with New Guinea and nearby islands , part of the Philippine islands , Australia , the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and New Caledonia , constitute the separate Australasian ecozone . </Li> <Li> In the geopolitical conception used by the United Nations , International Olympic Committee , and many atlases , Oceania includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east , but not Indonesian New Guinea . </Li> </Ul>
is papua new guinea in asia or oceania
is papua new guinea in asia or oceania
Oceania
Oceania