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The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Oceania, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island ...
New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (or Te Waipounamu) and the North Island ...
New Zealand. / 41.300°S 174.783°E / -41.300; 174.783. New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu )—and over 700 smaller islands.
Australasia. Coordinates: 28°06′32″S 146°18′00″E. Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case, Melanesia. Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts ...
Geography of Australia. / -27.000; 144.000. Mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast; mountain ranges in the east and south-east. The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent, while comprising the territory of the sixth-largest country ...
Down Under. The term Down Under is a colloquialism differently construed to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or the Pacific island countries collectively. [1] [2] The term originally referred solely to Australia and gradually expanded in scope. It comes from the fact that Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, “below” almost all other ...
A map of Australia's official interpretation of the names and limits of oceans and seas around Australia Australian standpoint. In Australia, cartographical authorities define the Southern Ocean as including the entire body of water between Antarctica and the south coasts of Australia and New Zealand, and up to 60°S elsewhere.
Australia–New Zealand relations. Foreign relations between neighbouring countries Australia and New Zealand, also referred to as Trans-Tasman relations, are extremely close. Both countries share a British colonial heritage as antipodean Dominions and settler colonies, and both are part of the core Anglosphere. [1]