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Oceania (sometimes '''Oceanica''') is a : 112th session, Moscow 2001 Encarta Mexico "Oceanía" EXTENT Originally coined by the French explorer Dumont D'Urville in 1831 , Oceania has been traditionally divided into Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Australasia . As with any region, however, Interpretations Vary ; increasingly, geographers and scientists divide Oceania into Near Oceania and Remote Oceania .Ben Finney, The Other One-Third of the Globe, Journal of World History, Vol. 5, No. 2, Fall, 1994 Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the only continental country but Indonesia has land borders with Papua New Guinea , East Timor , and Malaysia . TERRITORIES AND REGIONS
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