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In the ___MASK16___ of human settlements , an ___MASK26___ is an extended ___MASK11___ or ___MASK80___ area comprising the built - up area of a central place (" usually a municipality ") and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area . INSEE , the French Statistical Institute , uses the term " unité urbaine ", which means continuous urbanized area . However , because of differences in definitions of what does and does not constitute an " agglomeration ", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology , it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world . It may not be clear , for instance , whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part of an agglomeration , or a distinct entity in itself . East Timor or Timor - Leste ( Tetum : " Timór Lorosa ' e "), officially the Democratic ___MASK72___ of Timor - Leste , is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia . It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor ; the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco ; and Oecusse , an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor . The country ' s size is about 15 , 410 km ( 5 , 400 sq mi ). New Zealand is an ___MASK44___ in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman ___MASK55___ and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . New Zealand ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Vanuatu ( or ; Bislama ), officially the ___MASK72___ of Vanuatu ( Bislama : " Ripablik blong Vanuatu "), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean . The archipelago , which is of volcanic origin , is some east of northern Australia , northeast of New Caledonia , east of New Guinea , southeast of the Solomon Islands , and west of Fiji . The Yarra ___MASK94___ is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra River in Victoria , Australia . The river originates approximately 90 kilometres east of the Melbourne central business district and flows towards it and out into Port Phillip ___MASK91___ . The name Yarra ___MASK94___ is used in reference to the upper regions surrounding the Yarra River and generally does not encompass the lower regions including the city and suburban areas , where the topography flattens out , or the upper reaches which are in inaccessible bushland . Included in the Yarra ___MASK94___ is the sub - region of Upper Yarra ( or the Upper Yarra ___MASK94___ ) which encompasses the towns of the former Shire of Upper Yarra in the catchment area upstream of and including Woori Yallock . The Yarra ___MASK94___ is a popular day - trip and tourist area , featuring a range of natural features and agricultural produce , as well as the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail . Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a ___MASK58___ comprising the mainland of the Australian ___MASK25___ , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest ___MASK58___ by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . Australia ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Papua New Guinea ( PNG Hiri Motu : " Papua Niu Gini "), officially the Independent ___MASK41___ of Papua New Guinea , is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the ___MASK20___ of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia , a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia . Its ___MASK7___ , located along its southeastern coast , is Port Moresby . The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua . Tasmania ( abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as " Tassie ") is an ___MASK20___ state of the Commonwealth of Australia . It is located to the south of the Australian mainland , separated by Bass Strait . The state encompasses the main ___MASK20___ of Tasmania , the 26th - largest ___MASK20___ in the world , and the surrounding 334 islands . The state has a population of around 518 , 500 , just over forty percent of which resides in the Greater Hobart precinct , which forms the metropolitan area of the state ___MASK7___ and largest city , Hobart . Sydney is the ___MASK41___ ___MASK7___ of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Located on Australia ' s east coast , the metropolis surrounds the world ' s largest natural harbour , and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west . Residents of Sydney are known as " Sydneysiders ". Sydney is the second official seat and second official residence of the Governor - General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia and many federal ministries maintain substantial presences in Sydney . Solomon Islands is a sovereign ___MASK58___ consisting of ___MASK79___ major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of . The ___MASK58___ ' s ___MASK7___ , Honiara , is located on the island of Guadalcanal . The ___MASK58___ takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago , which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands ( part of Papua New Guinea ), but excludes outlying islands , such as Rennell and Bellona , and the Santa Cruz Islands . ___MASK67___ Phillip ( also commonly referred to as ___MASK67___ Phillip ___MASK91___ or ( locally ) just The ___MASK91___ ), is a large ___MASK91___ in southern Victoria , Australia ; it is the location of Melbourne . Geographically , the ___MASK91___ covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for its size , most of the ___MASK91___ is navigable . The deepest portion is only , and half the region is shallower than . The volume of the water in the ___MASK91___ is around . Mainland is a contiguous ___MASK37___ that is larger and often politically , economically and / or demographically more significant than politically associated remote territories , such as exclaves or oceanic islands situated outside the continental shelf . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the ___MASK72___ of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and ___MASK96___ located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . The Mornington ___MASK61___ is a ___MASK61___ located south - east of Melbourne , Australia . It is surrounded by ___MASK67___ Phillip to the west , Western ___MASK67___ to the east and Bass Strait to the south , and is connected to the mainland in the north . Geographically , the ___MASK61___ begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between Pearcedale and Frankston . The area was originally ___MASK100___ to the " Mayone - bulluk " and " Boonwurrung - Balluk " clans and formed ___MASK48___ of the Boonwurrung nation ' s territory prior to European ___MASK46___ . Major Plains is a rural locality situated to the north - west of Benalla in Victoria , Australia . It is 226 kilometres by road from Melbourne . The main east - west roads in the locality are Dookie - Devenish Road , Major Plains Road and Gooroombat - Dookie College Road ( Thomas Road ) , while the main north - south roads are Duggans Road , Benalla Boundary Road ( which divides the local government areas ) and Roberts Road . A primary school operated in the locality between 1918 and 1946 . The original Major Plains Post Office was opened on 1 July 1870 and was temporarily renamed as Devenish Post Office between 1874 and 1878 before closing in 1898 . A post office was re - established in 1901 and operated until 1948 . The heavy clay soil originally supported a Grey Box and Red Gum grassy woodland , and grassy wetlands to the north of Grogans Road . Native shrub species include Mallee Wattle ( Acacia montana ) , Hedge Wattle ( Acacia paradoxa ) , Golden Wattle ( Acacia pycnantha ) Sweet Bursaria ( Bursaria spinosa ) and Drooping Cassinia ( Cassinia arcuata ) . Melbourne is the ___MASK7___ and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria , and the second - most populous city in Australia . The name " Melbourne " refers to an urban agglomeration spanning which comprises the broader metropolitan area , as well as being the common name for its city centre . The metropolis is located on the large natural ___MASK91___ of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges , Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley . Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities . It has a population of 4 , 529 , 500 , and its inhabitants are called Melburnians . Canberra ( or ) is the ___MASK7___ city of Australia . With a population of 381 , 488 , it is Australia ' s largest inland city and the eighth - largest city overall . The city is located at the northern end of the Australian ___MASK7___ Territory ( ACT ), south - west of Sydney , and north - east of Melbourne . A resident of Canberra is known as a " Canberran ".