Oceania.

Oceania36.85° S 174.76° E

Auckland

New Zealand

Two harbours, old volcanoes for hills, and weather that changes its mind.

Oceania33.87° S 151.21° E

Sydney

Australia

A harbour full of coves, sandstone streets, and a ferry home.

Oceania27.47° S 153.03° E

Brisbane

Australia

A snaking river, houses on stilts, and jacarandas in October.

Oceania31.95° S 115.86° E

Perth

Australia

A wide blue river, long summer light, and a sea breeze most summer afternoons.

Oceania34.93° S 138.60° E

Adelaide

Australia

A square grid ringed by parkland, a river along the top, and the gulf to the west.

Oceania16.92° S 145.78° E

Cairns

Australia

Tidal flats along an esplanade, with steep green ranges close behind town.

Oceania35.30° S 149.10° E

Canberra

Australia

A lake in the middle, avenues on long axes, and bush hills between suburbs.

Oceania43.53° S 172.64° E

Christchurch

New Zealand

A winding river, flat plains, and bare hills between the city and the sea.

Oceania12.46° S 130.85° E

Darwin

Australia

A low bluff over a wide harbour, broad streets, and tidal creeks at the edges.

Oceania28.02° S 153.40° E

Gold Coast

Australia

A long straight surf beach, a river behind the dunes, and canals cut inland.

Oceania9.45° S 159.97° E

Honiara

Solomon Islands

A coastal strip under low ridges, with one main road along the sea.

Oceania32.93° S 151.78° E

Newcastle Australia

Australia

A river mouth, a working harbour, and surf beaches below a steep hill.

Oceania22.26° S 166.45° E

Noumea

New Caledonia

A hilly peninsula, bays on every side, and a deep harbour on the west.

Oceania17.55° S 149.56° W

Papeete

French Polynesia

A harbour on a reef-sheltered shore, with steep valleys running up behind.

Oceania26.65° S 153.07° E

Sunshine Coast

Australia

Surf beaches, river mouths, and green hinterland hills rising inland.

Oceania18.14° S 178.44° E

Suva

Fiji

A peninsula between two bays, a deep port, and green hills behind the town.

Oceania41.29° S 174.78° E

Wellington

New Zealand

A deep harbour, steep hills all round, and houses stacked up every slope.

Oceania13.83° S 171.77° W

Apia

Samoa

A harbour at a river mouth, a reef offshore, and a green mountain behind.

Oceania21.14° S 175.20° W

Nukualofa

Tonga

A flat shore on a lagoon, a deep harbour, and low ground stretching inland.

Oceania17.73° S 168.32° E

Port Vila

Vanuatu

A bay with an island in it, a lagoon behind, and a town climbing the slopes.

Oceania21.24° S 159.78° W

Rarotonga

Cook Islands

A ring road round a volcanic island, a reef lagoon, and steep green peaks inside.

Oceania15.19° N 145.75° E

Saipan

Northern Mariana Islands

A lagoon on the west shore, a ridge down the middle, and steeper coast east.