Australasian realm
E25750
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australasia | 56 |
| Australasian realm canonical | 23 |
| Australasian region | 13 |
| Australasia biogeographic realm | 1 |
| Australasian biogeographic realm | 1 |
| Australasian fauna | 1 |
| Australasian realm (partly) | 1 |
| Oceanian biogeographic region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T200794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Australasian realm Context triple: [Solomon Islands rain forests, partOf, Australasian realm]
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A.
Oceania
Oceania is a vast geographic region comprising numerous islands and countries in the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island nations.
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B.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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C.
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is a vast geopolitical and economic region encompassing East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and surrounding Pacific areas, known for its dynamic economies and strategic global importance.
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D.
Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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E.
Asia
Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent, encompassing diverse cultures, languages, and landscapes across the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Australasian realm Target entity description: The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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A.
Oceania
Oceania is a vast geographic region comprising numerous islands and countries in the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island nations.
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B.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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C.
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is a vast geopolitical and economic region encompassing East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and surrounding Pacific areas, known for its dynamic economies and strategic global importance.
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D.
Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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E.
Asia
Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent, encompassing diverse cultures, languages, and landscapes across the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographic realm
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biogeographic region ⓘ |
| biogeographicHistory | long isolation from other landmasses ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Antarctica
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surface form:
Antarctic realm
Indomalayan realm ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanian realm
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| characterizedBy |
distinctive fauna
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distinctive flora ⓘ high endemism ⓘ |
| contains |
Australian faunal region
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Australian floristic region ⓘ New Zealand bioregion ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Gondwana ⓘ |
| hasBiome |
Mediterranean-type shrublands
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deserts ⓘ grasslands ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid interior regions
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temperate southern regions ⓘ tropical northern regions ⓘ |
| hasEndemicTaxa |
many bird families
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many marsupial genera ⓘ many reptile species ⓘ |
| includes |
Australia
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Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Moluccas
New Guinea ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ many Pacific islands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly endemic plant families
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large flightless birds ⓘ marsupial diversity ⓘ monotreme mammals ⓘ unique conifer lineages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
WWF ecoregion classification
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biogeographers worldwide ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Indomalayan realm by Wallace Line ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
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conservation planning ⓘ global biodiversity assessments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Australasian realm Description of subject: The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
Referenced by (97)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.