Oceania
It´s located: South-east of Asia
Area: 9 million km2. It is the smallest continent.
Average altitude: 340 m.
The landscape
*There are four large islands: Australia, New Guinea, North New Zealand and South New Zealand.
*Australia occupies the 86% of Oceania and it´s the largest island on the Earth. It´s consider to be an island-continent.
*There are thousands of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are originate by coral or volcanoes. There 3 large areas to agroupe these islands: Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.
Climate
Climates are temperate on the north and south of the continent.
*New Guinea has an equatorial climate.
*Hawaii has a tropical climate.
*Inland Australia has a desert climate.
Cyclones and Typhons are common in the tropical region.
The islands are isolated.
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