Australasia is the area that includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and
the many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of
Indonesia. The name was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations
aux terres australes (1756). He derived it from the Latin for "south of Asia"
and differentiated the area from Polynesia and the south east Pacific (Magellanica).
Australasia is sometimes used as a term for Australia and New Zealand alone, in
the absence of another word limited to those two countries.
From political and cultural perspectives, the word has little utility, as although
Australia and New Zealand are both relatively wealthy, predominantly English-speaking
countries and alike in many ways, they share little in common with the other
nations in the area. The term is unpopular in New Zealand because it is seen
to emphasize Australia; instead, the term Oceania is preferred, although this
has a rather different meaning.
From a biological point of view, however, Australasia is a distinct region
with a common evolutionary history and a great many unique plants and animals,
some of them common to the entire area, others specific to particular parts
but sharing a common ancestry.
The biological dividing line from Asia is the Wallace line, which represents
the boundary between the two continental plates. Sulawesi and Lombok lie on
the eastern, Australasian side of the line and Borneo and Bali lie on the western,
Asian side.
In the past, Australasia has been used as a name for a combined Australia and
New Zealand team. Examples include in 1905, when Australia and New Zealand combined
its best tennis players to compete in the Davis Cup international tournament,
and at the Olympic Games of 1908 and 1912.
If you are looking for a hotel
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has a wide variety of hotel listings in australasia as well as regional.
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| Peppertree Cottage - Bed and Breakfast at Flaxton near Montville on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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| Ravine Hotel is the only certified 3 star hotel in Panchgani. It is one of the most star studded hotel in Panchgani and very popular among bollywood stars.
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