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Here's a website with some information on Oceania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania.

I found out that there are actually hundreds of islands there. Oceania is divided into four different sections of islands: Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Australasia. Some scientists divide Oceania into two sections, Near Oceania, and Remote Oceania. The main area that I have developed interest in so far, is in Melanesia-- The Republic of the Fiji Islands. It's actually an island nation of about 322 islands, but people only live on 110 of them. The other islands are called islets, with no inhabitants. Their combined population is less than a million people, and these islands are run by the military. The gross domestic products in Fiji are sugar, and a large tourist industry. I was surprised to find that main language spoken there is English. Other languages spoken there are Fijan, and Hindustani. Taveuni is the third largest island in Fiji, and there's flower that grows no where else in the world but there, called the tagimocia flower. After researching a bit on this flower, I learned that the proper spelling of the flower is tagimoucia. There's a legend associated with this flower, too--maybe later i'll share it with you. For now, l leave you with a picture of it. Isn't it pretty?

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Hello, My name is Shivonne Washington. I'm attending Bergen Community College, and this blog is for my English class. My assignment is to select a city for a multimedia research paper. Over the years I have watched countless television segments on travel resorts and places where celebrities like to spend their down time. I haven't yet selected a city, but currently I am leaning towards somewhere in Oceania. I think that this part of the world is one of the most beautiful. I'm looking around though. The globe is filled with interesting locations to discover. I really want to find a place that is interesting, and hope to do well on this assignment.