Macabre sites in Oceania
104 macabre sites in Oceania, spread across 5 countries. The best known is HMS Bounty in Pitcairn Islands. The 96 best known are below; the rest are on the map.
- In Oceania
- 104
- Countries
- 5
- Share of world
- 5%
- Little known
- 89 of 104
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2.Batavia
Archaeological · Notable
Ship wrecked in 1629 on Houtman Abrolhos with at least 110 men, women and children being murdered during subsequent mutiny
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5.German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran
Archaeological · Notable
Ship scuttled off the coast of Western Australia after battle with HMAS Sydney during the second World War
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12.1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1940 aviation incident in New South Wales, Australia
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15.Olympic Dam mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia
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16.Ranger Uranium Mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Uranium mine in the Northern Territory, Australia
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20.Porgera Gold Mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
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23.Panguna mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Copper mine in Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island)
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30.Telfer Mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Copper and gold mine located at Telfer, Western Australia
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41.Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Locality in the Northern Territory of Australia
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45.Christmas Creek mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
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48.1966 Air New Zealand crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1966 fatal air crash in Auckland
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54.Ravensthorpe Mine
Archaeological · 21st century · Hidden gem
Nickel and cobalt mine in Western Australia
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57.Sunrise Dam Gold Mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Gold mine 55 km south of Laverton, Western Australia
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64.Italian National Ossario
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ossuary and memorial for Italians interned in World War II in Murchison, Victoria, Australia
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74.SS Iron Crown
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Australian Iron ore carrier sunk by the Japanese in WW2
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90.Yarrie mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Iron ore mine in Plibara region of Western Australia
Macabre sites in Oceania, by country
Every country here with at least one. Those with a page of their own link through.
- Australia81
- New Zealand17
- Papua New Guinea4
- Federated States of Micronesia1
- Pitcairn Islands1
Macabre sites elsewhere
Questions about this page
What are the best known macabre sites in Oceania?
HMS Bounty in Pitcairn Islands leads the list. 1784 survey ship.
Which country in Oceania has the most?
Australia (81), New Zealand (17) and Papua New Guinea (4). That ranks how much Wikidata records, not what exists on the ground.
How much of the world is that?
104 of the 2,188 macabre sites on this atlas, so 5%. The rest are on the worldwide page.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.



















































































