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Alaska vs Oceania Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Oceania has 3,291,907 square miles (8,526,000 km²). Oceania's land area is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Alaska's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Oceania is 5,142 miles (8,275 km). Oceania's north-south length is 4.3 times (328%) longer than Alaska's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Oceania spans 7,086 miles (11,404 km). Oceania's east-west width is 4.6 times (359%) wider than Alaska's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Oceania's is Puncak Jaya at 16,024 feet (4,884 m). Denali is 4,211 feet higher than Puncak Jaya.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Oceania's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet. Oceania's lowest point is 49 feet lower.
Alaska vs Oceania Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Oceania has 46,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Oceania's population is 62.2 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Oceania: 14.0. Oceania's population density is 10.8 times higher than Alaska's.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.