World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA

The Southwest Pacific

Tropic of Capricorn

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Arafura

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Solomon

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Gulf

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Carpentaria

New Ireland

New Britain

Bougainville I.

New

Yap

Kosrae

Banaba

Tarawa

New Guinea

Majuro

Banks Is.

Chuuk Is.

Pohnpei

Îles

Loyauté

Caroline Islands

Georgia

Islands

Santa Cruz

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Coral Sea Islands

New Caledonia

(US unincorporated

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(Australian external

territory) (French overseas

territory)

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AUSTRALIA

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

MICRONESIA

NAURU

SOLOMON

ISLANDS

VANUATU

MARSHALL

ISLANDS

PALAU

PORT MORESBY

HONIARA

PORT VILA

BAIRIKI

PALIKIR

MELEKEOK

Lae

Madang

NOUMÉA

HAGÅTÑA

Mt Wilhelm

14,793ft (4509m)

The Pitohui bird has a poison on its feathers and skin

similar to the poison arrow tree frog, making it the

only known example of a poisonous bird.

Found only in the rainforest of New Guinea,

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, with a wingspan

of 11 inches (280 mm), is the

largest butterfly in the world.