Melanesia

Melanesia (from Greek μέλας for black and Greek νῆσος for islands ) is called the Pacific island groups, which were inhabited by dark-skinned people who speak neither Polynesian or Micronesian languages. The islands lie to the northeast of Australia.

  • Area: 940.000 km ²
  • Population: about 10 million

Islands and island groups

The following islands, island groups, states and regions to include, inter alia to Melanesia (alphabetical ranking ):

Australia (continent) Bismarck Archipelago Schouten Islands (Papua New Guinea) Louisiade Archipelago Matthew and Hunter Islands Maluku Islands Solomon Islands (archipelago) Santa Cruz Islands Trobriand Islands Torres Strait Islands Melanesia Cup Oceania Integrated Authority File
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