Maritime Continent is the name given primarily by meteorologists and oceanographers to the region of Southeast Asia which comprises, amongst other countries, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it is situated within a warm ocean region known as the Tropical Warm Pool. Coined by Colin Ramage in 1968, the name combines the terms maritime and continent normally used as opposites in the description of climate. Maritime air is humid, and continental air is dry.