Australasia
subregion of Oceania
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Summary
Australasia is a region[1]. Australasia ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,746 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Australia[3], New Zealand[4], Papua New Guinea[5], Indonesia[6], Fiji[7], Solomon Islands[8], Vanuatu[9], France[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[11]
- Shares border with: Southeast Asia[12]
- Part of: Oceania[13]
- Commons category: Australasia[14]
- Said to be the same as: Australia and New Zealand[15]
- Has part(s): Australian continent[16], New Zealand[17], Melanesia[18], New Guinea[19], Australia and New Zealand[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Australasia[21]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
- Demonym: Australasian[27]
- Native label: Australasia[28]
- Different from: Austrasia[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Genadendal Music Archive[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Australasia[31]
Why It Matters
Australasia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Australasia is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]