Oceania & Australia Countries Wheel Spinner
This wheel picks a random country from Oceania, the region covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island nations spread across a third of the planet’s surface.
Most people stop at Australia and New Zealand when they think about this part of the world. Oceania is considerably larger than that, and all fourteen of its countries are on the wheel.
The twelve that get forgotten are the interesting ones: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. With them in the draw the wheel is a teaching tool rather than a coin flip between two countries.
The geography is worth pausing on. Kiribati spans three time zones and both hemispheres while having less land than a mid-sized city. Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands sit only a couple of metres above sea level, which puts them at the centre of the climate conversation. These are the projects students remember.
What is on the wheel
All 14 of them, already loaded:
- Australia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Oceania & Australia Countries Wheel Spinner — questions
Which countries are in Oceania?
Fourteen: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. The default wheel starts with two — add the rest.
Is Oceania the same as Australia?
No. Australia is one country within Oceania, which also covers New Zealand and the Pacific Island nations. Some curricula call the whole continent Australia, which is where the confusion comes from.
Can I include territories as well?
Yes. Add New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam or the Cook Islands as extra slices if your lesson covers territories alongside sovereign states.