What is the difference between Oceania and Australasia?

Australia is a country on the continent of Australia. It is a geographical continent because it sits on its own tectonic plate.Australia lies within the theoretical region known as Oceania, but it is not the same as Oceania. Oceania is not a geographical continent, but a region. read more

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. So Oceania is a group of countries which include Australasia. Australasia is only Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea etc. You can say Australasia is a small group of countries while Oceania is Australasia and more group of countries in that area. read more

A geographical region composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas. read more

Australasia is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and is located south of the Equator and very much within the Tropic of Capricorn. The terrain of the Australasian region varies from deserts and interior mountain ranges, fringed by verdant coastal plains in Australia, to an incredibly fertile and mountainous New Zealand. read more