why is australia/new zealand called oceana?

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why is australia/new zealand called oceana?

2006-10-25 12:56:29 · 2 answers · asked by mkreuch 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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It's actually Oceania and it is simply a way to talk about all the smaller islands located throughout the Pacific Ocean region without naming them all individually. I think Australia just gets lumped in because of its close cultural relationship with New Zealand.

2006-10-25 19:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by nativeAZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

See this:

http://tinyurl.com/y4hdfe

2006-10-25 19:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by David B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋