Oceania beyond the headline destinations.
Southern cliffs, reef islands, volcanic communities and temperate forests spread across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Oceania in context.
The Oceania collection crosses reef islands, remote archipelagos, temperate rainforest, dry interior basins and long southern coastlines. Water and isolation shape nearly every place in a different way.
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Tasman Peninsula
High sea cliffs, wind-cut formations, forest and layered convict history occupy a peninsula linked to Tasmania by a narrow isthmus.
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Lord Howe Island
A small volcanic island combines a coral lagoon, forested mountains and endemic species within a tightly bounded Tasman Sea landscape.
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Flinders Ranges
Folded ranges, dry creek beds and the immense Ikara basin reveal deep geological and Adnyamathanha cultural history in inland South Australia.
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Ningaloo Coast
A fringing coral reef lies unusually close to shore beneath the arid limestone ridges of Cape Range in northwestern Australia.
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Rakiura
Dense native forest, long inlets, quiet beaches and a small southern community define New Zealand's third-largest island.
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The Catlins
Rainforest, waterfalls, farming country and a wave-cut southern coast meet between Dunedin and Invercargill.
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Aitutaki
A volcanic main island and a wide turquoise lagoon are enclosed by reef and small motu in the central South Pacific.
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Savai'i
Lava fields, rainforest, blowholes and coastal villages circle Samoa's largest island beneath a mountainous volcanic interior.
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Tanna
An active volcano, ash plain, rainforest, black-sand coast and strong kastom communities occupy one compact island in southern Vanuatu.
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Isle of Pines
Columnar pines, bright lagoon water, limestone caves and Kanak communities give a small Melanesian island a distinctive silhouette.
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East Cape
A remote curve of New Zealand's North Island where Maori communities, wide Pacific bays, forested hills and a long coastal road retain a strong regional identity.
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Chatham Islands
A remote Pacific archipelago of lagoons, peatland, wind-shaped coast and Moriori and Maori history far east of mainland New Zealand.
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Niue
A raised coral island ringed by cliffs, caves, chasms and exceptionally clear deep water, with villages distributed around a single coastal road.
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Kadavu
A mountainous Fijian island of rainforest, village bays and extensive reef, with limited roads and much movement still organised by boat.
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Atiu
A raised island of makatea limestone, caves, forest tracks and a central village plateau beyond the lagoon-focused image of the Cook Islands.
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Eyre Peninsula
A large South Australian peninsula of granite bays, open-ocean cliffs, fishing towns and semi-arid interior roads far beyond the main east-coast circuit.
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Tarkine
A large northwest Tasmanian landscape of temperate rainforest, wild rivers, button-grass plains and an exposed coast rich in Aboriginal heritage.
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Mungo
A dry lake basin of eroded lunette formations and profound Aboriginal history within the semi-arid interior of southeastern Australia.
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Purnululu
Striped sandstone domes, narrow chasms and savanna form one of Australia's most distinctive geological landscapes in the East Kimberley.
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Gawler Ranges
Ancient volcanic hills, organ-pipe rock, salt lakes and mallee woodland form a quiet interior landscape in South Australia.
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Cape York Peninsula
Savanna, rainforest, wetlands and remote Indigenous communities extend across Australia's great tropical peninsula toward Torres Strait.
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Aotea / Great Barrier Island
Forested ridges, hot springs, surf beaches and off-grid communities occupy the outer edge of New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
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Hokianga
A broad drowned harbour, giant dunes, kauri forest and Maori communities form a layered landscape on Northland's west coast.
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Kahurangi
New Zealand's second-largest national park combines limestone plateaus, rainforest, alpine country and a remote Tasman coast.
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Kosrae
A steep volcanic island of cloud forest, mangroves, coral reef and archaeological ruins rises from the western Pacific.
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Marquesas Islands
High volcanic islands, deep valleys, sculptural traditions and powerful ocean exposure define one of Polynesia's most remote archipelagos.
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Arnhem Land
Escarpments, wetlands and remote coasts form a vast Aboriginal cultural landscape in northern Australia.
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Gariwerd / Grampians
Sandstone ranges, waterfalls and Aboriginal cultural sites rise from the plains of western Victoria.
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Carnarvon Gorge
A deep sandstone gorge, side canyons and Aboriginal cultural sites cut into the central Queensland highlands.
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Maria Island
Fossil cliffs, wildlife and convict history occupy a car-free island off Tasmania’s east coast.
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Te Urewera
Dense forest, remote lakes and Tuhoe cultural authority define a large inland landscape in New Zealand’s North Island.
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Whanganui River
A long river corridor links forested interior country with Maori settlements and the Tasman Sea.
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Mackenzie Basin
Dry grasslands, turquoise glacial lakes and broad mountain horizons occupy the rain shadow east of the Southern Alps.
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Campbell Island
Wind-shaped tussock, sea cliffs and megaherbs cover a remote subantarctic island far south of New Zealand.
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Ha’apai
Low coral islands, volcanic horizons and small communities form a dispersed archipelago in central Tonga.
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Taveuni
Rainforest, waterfalls and coral reefs cover a volcanic island on Fiji’s eastern edge.
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Banks Peninsula
Two large volcanic harbours, steep farmed ridges and small bays form a deeply indented peninsula beside Christchurch.
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Atherton Tablelands
Cool volcanic uplands, rainforest, crater lakes, waterfalls and farming towns rise behind tropical north Queensland coast.
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Karijini
Layered red rock, narrow gorges, waterfalls and high plateaus form one of the Pilbara most dramatic inland landscapes.
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Kangaroo Island
Wild southern coastline, eucalyptus woodland, farms and small communities occupy a large island off South Australia.
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Norfolk Island
A small South Pacific island combines pine-lined cliffs, convict heritage, farmland and a distinct community history.
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Huahine
A green double island of lagoon, archaeological sites, farms and quiet villages offers a less compressed side of the Society Islands.
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Espiritu Santo
Vanuatu largest island combines blue holes, rainforest, village coastlines, caves and Second World War history.
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Yap
Mangrove channels, stone money paths, reef and traditional villages define a culturally distinctive island group in western Micronesia.
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Rock Islands of Palau
Hundreds of forested limestone islands, marine lakes and clear channels create one of the Pacific most intricate seascapes.
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New Georgia Islands
Large forested islands, lagoons, reefs and wartime sites form a complex maritime landscape in the western Solomon Islands.
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Rennell Island
A raised coral island contains a vast brackish lake, forest and remote Polynesian communities in the southern Solomon Islands.
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Yasawa Islands
A chain of dry volcanic islands combines long beaches, clear lagoons and village communities northwest of Viti Levu.
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Vava’u
Sheltered waterways, limestone islands and seasonal humpback whales create a distinctive marine landscape in northern Tonga.
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Bougainville
Volcanic mountains, rainforest, reefs and culturally distinct communities define a large Melanesian island east of mainland Papua New Guinea.
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Milne Bay
Reef-fringed islands, rainforest coasts and small communities spread across an expansive maritime province at Papua New Guinea’s eastern edge.
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Great Otway
Cool rainforest, waterfalls, fern gullies and a rugged Southern Ocean coast meet along Victoria’s Great Otway range.
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Booderee
White-sand beaches, heathland, forest and clear bays form an Aboriginal-managed national park on the New South Wales south coast.
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Arthur’s Pass
A high road and rail crossing links wet western forest with drier eastern valleys through the heart of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
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Pitcairn Island
A tiny inhabited volcanic island preserves Polynesian archaeology, Bounty history and a community reached only by sea transfer.
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Ulithi Atoll
A vast lagoon contains dozens of low islands and communities with strong canoe-navigation traditions.
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Banks Islands
A remote volcanic island group combines active craters, waterfalls, reefs and culturally distinct communities.
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Ouvea
A narrow raised-coral island separates a brilliant lagoon from the open Pacific along one of the region's longest beaches.
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Monuriki
A small uninhabited island combines volcanic ridges, reef water and a compact forest interior.
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Takuu Atoll
A remote Polynesian atoll community maintains language, dance and reef-based life far east of mainland Papua New Guinea.
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Aitutaki Outer Motu
Small uninhabited motu line one of the Pacific's clearest lagoons beyond the main island villages.
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing
A point-to-point route crosses lava fields, crater rims and intensely coloured lakes between active volcanic massifs.
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Three Capes Track
A multi-day coastal walk links high dolerite cliffs, forest and designed huts on the Tasman Peninsula.
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Kings Canyon Rim Walk
A steep initial climb reaches a sandstone rim circuit above Kings Canyon, domes and a sheltered waterhole.
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Mount Gower
A guided route uses ropes, steep forest and exposed traverses to reach a cloud-forest summit above Lord Howe Island.
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Kokoda Track
A multi-day track crosses steep rainforest ridges, rivers and villages along a major Second World War campaign route.
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Routeburn Track
A multi-day track crosses beech forest, waterfalls and an alpine saddle between two national parks.
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Milford Track
A four-day route follows glacial valleys, crosses Mackinnon Pass and finishes beside Milford Sound.
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New in Oceania
Release 1.5.28 adds 6 more Oceania places to the atlas.
Lifou
A raised coral island of high cliffs, deep caves, vanilla gardens and Kanak communities east of New Caledonia's main island.
Marovo Lagoon
A vast double-barrier lagoon of coral islands, rainforest, mangroves and villages in the western Solomon Islands.
Manus Island
A rainforest island and reef system north of New Guinea, with rich marine life, Second World War history and communities linked by road and boat.
Raivavae
A cool-season Polynesian island of green volcanic peaks, a broad lagoon, sculpted stone heritage and small villages far south of Tahiti.
Rurutu
A raised volcanic island of limestone caves, fertile terraces and seasonal humpback whales in French Polynesia's Austral archipelago.
Kiritimati
The world's largest coral atoll by land area, a vast low island of lagoons, salt flats, seabirds and communities spread across the central Pacific.