Glossary:Oceania

The term Oceania was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Durville. Today, it is used in several languages to denote a constitute comprising Australia and several islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is also one of eight terrestrial ecozones.

The continent of Oceania consists of:

• AU: Australia;
• FJ: Fiji;
• FM: Federated States of Micronesia;
• KI: Kiribati;
• MH: Marshall Islands;
• NC: New Caledonia;
• NR: Nauru;
• NZ: New Zealand;
• PF: French Polynesia;
• PG: Papua New Guinea;
• PN: Pitcairn;
• PW: Palau;
• SB: Solomon Islands;
• TO: Tonga;
• TV: Tuvalu;
• VU: Vanuatu;
• WS: Samoa;
• XF: Wallis and Futuna;
• Southern polar regions.