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Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. Outline of sovereign (orange) and dependent islands (yellow) Melanesia (UK: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː z i ə / ⓘ, US: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə /) is a subregion of Oceania ...
Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from Melanesia) Image 21 A pan flute from Solomon Islands , 19th century (from Melanesia ) Image 22 Sailors of Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean , 1846 (from Melanesia )
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 16:23, 5 December 2024: 900 × 520 (388 KB): Daehan: Nauru is NOT part of Melanesia. The source claims to be the United Nations geoscheme M49 coding classification, and that classification includes Nauru in Micronesia.
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Map of the Melanesian region The goals of this project are to create, improve, and maintain articles relating to Melanesia, its history, people, geography, and culture. This includes the countries and islands of Fiji , New Caledonia , Papua New Guinea , New Guinea , Solomon Islands , East Timor and Vanuatu .
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The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.
According to Dixon's classification, the mythology of his "Melanesian" area (i.e. the area peopled by Oceanic-speaking populations) is characterized by the almost total lack of myths relating to the origin of the world. With one or two exceptions, the Earth seems to be regarded as having always existed in more or less the same form as today.