OCEANIA

We are celebrating the following rivers, which are now part of our growing collection. The countries below are not listed in a specific order.

Land Area and Importance of Rivers

Oceania has a land area of around 9,000,000 square kilometers (3,500,000 square miles). Oceania is the smallest continent in terms of geographical area and the second-least populous after Antarctica. Oceania’s many countries have adopted wide-ranging efforts to preserve its rivers healthy due to the importance of rivers to their economy. 

Transboundary Rivers in Oceania

Several transboundary rivers flow across numerous nations in Oceania. Transboundary rivers are rivers that cross political borders; as a result, some rivers are included more than once in the list below. If a river’s name changed as it traversed political boundaries, we used the most widely recognized name. 

Brisbane River
Murray River
Yarra River

Ayung River

Waikato River

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