OCEANIA

geography, history, and ethnography of oceania.

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People of Southeast Asia and Oceania.

[geologicaltravels]

2025: Arkaroola, in South Australia, has some magnificent (and complex) geology. It is not close to anything but is worth a visit. These views are taken from Acacia Ridge, and show Cryogenian sediments of the Oodnaminta syncline. Ref: Australian Stratigraphic Units Database

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French Polynesia

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Bora Bora Rainbow, French Polynesia

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the Kimberley, Western Australia 

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A female thylacine and her juvenile offspring in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., c. 1903

The thylacine could open its jaws to an unusual extent: up to 80 degrees.

Thylacine family at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, 1909

Thylacine family at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, 1910

A thylacine photographed at Hobart Zoo in 1933

1887 illustration of an emu being chased by two thylacines

John Gould's lithographic plate from The Mammals of Australia

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Map of the islands on the Pacific

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Kangaroos in Canberra. June 2025. X

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2023: Nothing cuter than a wombat joey. These wombats, and many others, are found on Maria Island (pronounced "Mar-ai-ah"). It is a magical place to visit, an hour's ferry ride off the east coast of Tasmania.

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Adelaide Botanic Garden, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia

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Little Nerang Creek, Queensland, Australia 

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Roebuck Bay, Broome, Western Australia 

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Bay of Fires, Tasmania, Australia 

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Karajini national park, Western Australia 

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The Sahul landmass, before rising sea levels separated Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania following the last Ice Age.

The first people that populated Oceania reached the coasts of Sahul since at least 46 000 BCE.

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