Forty thousand years of Aboriginal history and two hundred years of European settlers combine in this fascinating country that boasts unusual wildlife, the world's longest coral r …

From the outback to the renowned Sydney Opera House, Australia has a diverse cultural life as well as some of the most fascinating animals on earth. Learn how this island was settl …

New Zealand lies about 1,000 miles east of Australia in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of two large islands, North Island and South Island, and several smaller islands. F …

The Polynesian group known as Samoans lives on the islands of American Samoa and Western Samoa as well as in New Zealand and the United States (mainly in Hawaii and California.) Al …

The Philippines has often been called the "Pearl of the Orient." It is a nation of about 7,100 islands lying near the Asian mainland on the edge of the vast Pacific Ocean that stre …