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History of Oceania

Historical development of Oceania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The history of Oceania includes the history of Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Western New Guinea, and other Pacific island nations.

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1852 map of Oceania by J.G. Barbie du Bocage, includding subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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Māori war dance, New Zealand, circa 1850
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An exclusive economic zone map of the Pacific which excludes non-tropical islands