Landforms Inhabited in Oceania

People in Oceania live on a variety of landforms across the Pacific:

Islands

• Atolls: Coral reefs encircling lagoons with little emergent land.
• Reef Islands: Emerged coral reef remnants.
• Volcanic Islands: Formed from lava over volcanic peaks, often at subduction zones.
• Continental Islands: Fragments of continental plates, sometimes separated from mainlands.

Continent

• Australia: The only continental landmass in the region.

These diverse landforms shape settlement patterns, cultures, and livelihoods across Oceania.