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  When exactly did this "Oceania" come to be? There are 7 continents taught in school and that is not one of them.
context: Isn't as much land in Australia??? It's the 6th largest country. >
  
  The continent of Australia is the smallest of the seven traditional continents. It is also called Sahul... but apparently OP didn't do any research before declaring their "opinion".
  I am not sure this even counts as it is just so ignorant. >
  
  Calling australia sahul is like calling africa pangea. 
  No one here uses it either, its always australia, australasia or oceania. >
  
  No, Oceania is not the same as the Australian Continent, nor is Australasia. New Zealand is part of both and New Zealand is part of the continent of Zealandia.
  The only alternate name the Australian Continent has is Sahul. >
  
  I gurss you're right, but 8 continents seems weird >
  
  
  “I’m going to australia ” like how do you know if it the continent or the country
  
  It's both so why worry about making a distinction? >
  
  OP is worried that people can't say "I am going to the Aru Islands". >
  
  Aru Islands is in Asia though. >
  
  But they are on the Australian continent. >
  
  They're just off Indonesia and on the Asian continent. It's right on the cusp though. >
  
  Please provide a source because looking up if the Aru Islands are part of the Australian Continent, all the things I saw said yes. >
  
  I know. I looked at that and more. The challenge was for RubenLay23 to provide a source that the Aru Islands are part of the Asian Continent. >
  
  
  I know. I looked at that and more. The challenge was for RubenLay23 to provide a source that the Aru Islands are part of the Asian Continent.
  
  Yes, I was agreeing with you and showing the reason why >
  
  Sorry, I thought you had misinterpreted what I asked. >
  
  
  
  Australia is almost the same size as the lower 48, it’s quite big
  
  
  Even though Australia is a continent and a country, if you tell someone that you are going to Australia, they know you mean Australia the country, because there are only 2 countries in the continent of Australia, which are Australia and Papau New Guinea 
  
  
  Oceania is a separate term for all the islands that aren’t part of the continental plate ie New Zealand >
  
  Not completely correct.
  There are many Islands that make up the Australian Continent, but the two you mentioned are the largest.
  Oceania includes Australia and other nations, that I mentioned in my reply. New Zealand is still part of Oceania though. (it is part of Australasia, which includes Australia too) >
  
  Australia (country) and Papau New Guinea are the only actual countries that are part of Australia (continent).
  Whilst yes there are other islands, none of them are actually countries in Australia (continent), they are part of Oceania >
  
  I guess the distinction you're making is whether it is part of the continental landmass or an island that is on the tectonic plate? >
  
  Someone missed their elementary geography class. >
  
  
  Oceania is already a place. It includes Australasia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia.
  When you say you are going to Australia, it is the country you are going to. If you were going to any of the Islands that are part of the continent, you would say "I am going to New Guinea" or whatever the name of the island you are going to is.
  Why did you pick Oceania? How did you not know it was already a place name?
  
  Edit: I don't think this is an unpopular opinion. It is merely ignorant. Had OP done any research, they would have known they were spouting nonsense. >
  
  Australia is a continent and a country. When you say you're going there people don't question where you're going. >
  
  Australia is part of Oceania... Oceania is a place already. I am in Oceania right now, on the micro continent Zealandia. >
  
  I didn't say anything about Oceania. >
  
  I am sorry for pointing out another flaw in OP's argument. >
  
  No, because continental Australia (Sahul) is based on the Indo-Australian Plate (Australian Plate). This doesn't technically include places like New Zealand or Papua New Guinea.
  Oceania includes New Zealand, but New Zealand sits on it's own continental plate called Zealandia, which has technically been considered a continent since 2017/18. It also includes Papua New Guinea which sits on the edge of the Australian Plate. Oceania is smaller than Australasia.
  Australasia includes the Zealandia plate, Papua New Guinea, multiple other smaller countries, and micro-regions like Melanesia.
  Might be some small discrepancies since this is complicated af, but no term should really replace continental Australia. Oceania includes two continental plates and Australasia has countries far outside continental Australia and Zealandia. >
  
  This badly thought out. >
  
  It should be call australeroo. >
  
  Or rippabonzaland >
  
  Oceania is a continent. When people refer as to "going to Australia" they're going to Australia.