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IgorLugansk [536]
3 years ago
9

Why is this region known as Oceania?​

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1 answer:
mr Goodwill [35]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

part of Oceania sub-region known as australasja Oceania was replaced by the concept of Australia as a continent in the 1950s

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