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Melanesia
(English) Collective name for the islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia and south of the equator, including New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, etc. A subdivision of Oceania. (See also: Oceania)
Mélanésie
(French) Nom collectif pour les îles de l'Océan Pacifique sud-ouest, du nord-est d'Australie au sud de l'équateur, y compris la Nouvelle-Calédonie, les Vanuatu, les Îles Salomons, Îles Admiralty, l’Archipel de Bismarck, les Fiji, et autres,. Une subdivision d’Océanie. (See also: Oceania)
Melanésia
(Portuguese) Nome colectivo dado às ilhas do sudoeste do Pacífico. (See also: Oceania)

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