Melanesia
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Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. Melanesia borders Southeast
A pan flute from Solomon Islands, 19th century
Sailors of Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean, 1846
A Melanesian child from Vanuatu
Aerial view of Solomon Islands
The Indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea and of Western New Guinea in Indonesia, commonly called Papuans, are Melanesians. There is genetic evidence for two major historical lineages in New Guinea a
Dani people from the central highlands of Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
Children dressed up for sing‑sing in Papua New Guinea.
Yali in the Yahukimo Regency, Indonesia
Melanesian girls from Papua New Guinea