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Melanesia

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Place nameMelanesia
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Ethnographic subdivision of Oceania containing widely scattered islands & atolls NE of Australia, including New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismark Archipelago, Fiji & New Guinea; inhabitants are of Australoid origin.