Oceania and Poles

Oceania is a geographic region composed of several groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as Australasia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.

Oceania is located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans and is made up of thousands of islands of various sizes, from small coral atolls to Australia. It is bordered to the north by the Torres Strait and the Timor and Arafura Seas, to the east by the Coral Sea and Tasman Sea, to the south by the Bass Strait and the Indian Ocean, and to the west again by the Indian Ocean.

The North Pole, also known as the Arctic, is not even considered a continent as it is composed only of ice and polar ice caps. Nevertheless, there is animal life in this region, especially polar bears and some species of fish that live beneath the ice sheets, as well as whales, seals, and sea lions.

The South Pole, also known as Antarctica, is a continent since it is a landmass covered by massive layers of ice. Unlike the North Pole, it has variations in altitude, making it colder in the higher regions. Among the animals inhabiting Antarctica, penguins and other species stand out, appearing in the region to escape the heat or to reproduce, along with whales and some bird species.