Australia (continent)

"If Australia was one continent, maybe it could be situated in and around all of Oceania. My friend thought Australia is a continent, while I thought Australia is part of Oceania. Could that be mistaken?"

--Su Ji-Hoon, Battle of Oceania

Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul, Australinea or Meganesia, to distinguish it from the Australian mainland, is a continent comprising mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, New Britain, and small neighboring islands (such as Misool and Waigeo, just to the northeast of Maluku Islands at the edge of its continental shelf). Situated in the geographical region of Oceania, it is the smallest of the seven traditional continents in the English conception. Countries within the continent include Australia, Papua New Guinea and, partially, Indonesia.