EncyclopediaAustralasiaAustralasia (ôstrulā'zhu, –shu) [key], islands of the South Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. The term is sometimes used to include all of Oceania. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Australasia from Fact Monster:
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