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大洋洲（Oceania） The college entrance examination in 2009 the first round of revision of world geography project (14) Oceania First, the position and extent of 1, land: the Oceania island is composed of a series of mainland Australia and around which include: (1) a continent - continent of australia; (2) the four islands of Tasmania, New Zealand two North and South Island, the island of new guinea; (3) three large islands, Melanesia, Micronesia, polynesia. These islands are widely distributed in the Pacific, both across hemispheres, but also across the north and South hemisphere. The regression lines are across the Equator south of the continent, and the international date line after (Figure 17.l). 2 the position of longitude and latitude longitude: (1): from the east to the west by East about 110O about 140o; (2) latitude: from the latitude of about 30o to about 60o South latitude. 3 location: Oceania sea, surrounded by the sea, east of the Pacific Ocean, west of India. Between Asia and Antarctica, and North and South America, and. With the development of world traffic, Oceania has become between Asia, Africa and North and South America, ships, airplanes and fuel for water and food supply station is located at the intersection of submarine cables, has an important position in the international transport and strategy. 3: Oceania area, land area of about 9000000 square kilometers, is the smallest of the seven continents continents area. 4, Oceania residents was a British colony, most residents of European Caucasian descent, a small number of indigenous people for the yellow and black people. Map of Oceania and other countries and regions Two or three types of islands Oceania numerous islands, of various types, according to the genesis can be divided into continental island, volcano island, Coral Island. For example, the genetic type of characteristics The mainland island in the geological period was a continent , due to subsidence of the earths crust or sea level rise an