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The Melanesian Championships in athletics records are the best marks set by athletes who are representing one of the member states of the Melanesian Championships ...
The predominantly Melanesian areas of Oceania include New Guinea and surrounding islands, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji [citation needed]. New Caledonia and nearby Loyalty Islands for most of their history have had a majority Melanesian population, but the proportion has dropped to 43% in the face of modern immigration. [29]
This is a list of atheists. ... pioneer in the study of Melanesian religions noted for his ... (1989–2011): Australian bodybuilder and internet celebrity. [185 ...
Pages in category "Melanesian people" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Melanesia is the great arc of islands located north and east of Australia and south of the Equator. The name derives the Greek words melas ('black') and nēsos ('island') for the predominantly dark-skinned peoples of New Guinea island, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides), New Caledonia, and Fiji.
The indigenous peoples of Western New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, commonly called Papuans, [1] are Melanesians.There is genetic evidence for two major historical lineages in New Guinea and neighboring islands: a first wave from the Malay Archipelago perhaps 50,000 years ago when New Guinea and Australia were a single landmass called Sahul and, much later, a wave of Austronesian ...
A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a given society and commands a degree of public and media attention. The word is derived from the Latin celebrity , from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated").
Pages in category "Australian people of Melanesian descent" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .