Melanesia

Summary

Melanesia is a region^[1]. Melanesia ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,239 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melanesia is in the country of Fiji^[3].
• Melanesia is in the country of Solomon Islands^[4].
• Melanesia is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[5].
• Melanesia is in the country of Vanuatu^[6].
• Melanesia is in the country of France^[7].
• Melanesia is in the country of Indonesia^[8].
• Melanesia is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[9].
• Melanesia's instance of is recorded as region^[10].
• Melanesia's instance of is recorded as group^[11].
• Melanesia's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[12].
• Melanesia's shares border with is recorded as Southeast Asia^[13].
• Melanesia is part of Insular Oceania^[14].
• Melanesia is part of Oceania^[15].
• Melanesia's Commons category is recorded as Melanesia^[16].
• Melanesia comprises Fiji^[17].
• Melanesia comprises Solomon Islands^[18].
• Melanesia comprises Papua New Guinea^[19].
• Melanesia comprises Vanuatu^[20].
• Melanesia comprises New Caledonia^[21].
• Melanesia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9, 'lon': 161}^[22].
• Melanesia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Insular Oceania^[23].
• Melanesia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanesia^[24].
• Melanesia has a population of {'amount': '+11122989'}^[25].
• Melanesia's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Switzerland^[26].
• Melanesia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Fiji^[3], an island country^[28], in Fiji^[29], founded in 1970^[30]; Solomon Islands^[4], a Commonwealth realm^[31], in Solomon Islands^[32], founded in 1978^[33]; Papua New Guinea^[5], a Commonwealth realm^[34], in Papua New Guinea^[35], founded in 1975^[36]; Vanuatu^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Vanuatu^[38], founded in 1980^[39]; France^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in France^[41], founded in 0843^[42]; and Indonesia^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Indonesia^[44], founded in 1945^[45]. Melanesia is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[9]. Part of include Insular Oceania^[14], a region^[46] and Oceania^[15], a region^[47].

Physical Characteristics

Melanesia has a population of {'amount': '+11122989'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[10], group^[11], and cultural region^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Melanesia include Melanesians^[48], an indigenous people^[49].

Why It Matters

Melanesia ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,239 views/month).^[2] Melanesia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Melanesia is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Melanesia include Melanesians^[48], an indigenous people^[49].