Before revision: Conrad Malte-Brun in 1824 defined Oceania as covering Australia, New Zealand, the islands of Polynesia (which then included all the Pacific islands) and the Malay Archipelago.Which includes the present-day countries of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.
After revision: ,Conrad Malte-Brun in 1824 defined Oceania as covering Australia, New Zealand, the islands of Polynesia (which then included all the Pacific islands) and the Malay Archipelago.Which includes the present-day countries of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.