Oceania

Oceania is small in land area but huge in geographic personality. Australia's aerial fingerprint — red interior, gridded coastal cities, vast empty stations — is one of the most recognisable on the planet. New Zealand's two islands look almost nothing alike, with the South Island's Southern Alps making it one of the most photogenic countries on Earth from above. Papua New Guinea is a third giant in the region, with terrain so rugged that many highland communities were first contacted in the twentieth century.

For EarthGuessr players, Oceania rewards two specific skills: distinguishing Australian station country from African savanna (the colour and field-edge style differ subtly), and learning the island morphology of the Pacific — high volcanic islands, low coral atolls, and the long reef coastlines that make this region unique.

Countries in Oceania3

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• How to Spot New Zealand from Satellite Imagery: Two Islands, Southern Alps, and Fiordland