Melanesia
subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific, extending from New Guinea to Fiji; comprising Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and New Caledonia; bordered by Southeast Asia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Australia
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Summary
Melanesia is a region[1]. Melanesia ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,463 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Fiji[3], Solomon Islands[4], Papua New Guinea[5], Vanuatu[6], France[7], Indonesia[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[9]
- Instance of: group[10], cultural region[11]
- Shares border with: Southeast Asia[12]
- Part of: Insular Oceania[13], Oceania[14]
- Commons category: Melanesia[15]
- Has part(s): Fiji[16], Solomon Islands[17], Papua New Guinea[18], Vanuatu[19], New Caledonia[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Insular Oceania[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Melanesia[22]
- Population: 11,122,989[23]
- Described by source: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
- Demonym: Melanesian[31], Mélanésien[32], Mélanésienne[33], Melaneziano[34], melanesios[35], melanesia[36], melanésio[37], melanésia[38], Melanezijka[39], Melanezijec[40]
- Native label: Melanesia[41]
- Different from: Malesia[42], Malaysia[43]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Melanesia[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Melanesia include Melanesians[45], an indigenous people[46].
Why It Matters
Melanesia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Melanesia is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Melanesia include Melanesians[45], an indigenous people[46].