Melanesia - Wikipedia
WEBMelanesia (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 in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, [1] [2] [3] and includes the Arafura Sea .
Melanesians - Wikipedia
WEBMelanesians are the predominant and indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in an area stretching from New Guinea to the Fiji Islands. [1] Most speak one of the many languages of the Austronesian language family (especially ones in the Oceanic branch) or one of the many unrelated families of Papuan languages.
Melanesian culture | History, Art, Religion, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMelanesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Melanesia. From northwest to southeast, the islands form an arc that begins with New Guinea (the western half of which is called Papua and is part of Indonesia, and the.
Melanesian mythology - Wikipedia
WEBMelanesian mythology refers to the folklore, myths, and religions of Melanesia, a region in Southwest Oceania that encompasses the archipelagos of New Guinea (including Indonesian New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Melanesia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBMelanesia is a region of islands in Oceania. It stretches from the western side of the Eastern Pacific Ocean , to the Arafura Sea , northeast of Australia . Its name was invented in 1832 and means "black islands".
Melanesia - New World Encyclopedia
WEBMelanesia (from Greek, meaning "black islands") is a region extending from the western side of the eastern Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and northeast of Australia. It consists of 2,000 islands with a total land area of about 386,000 square miles (one million square kilometers), and is home to about 12 million people.
Melanesia, an introduction (article) | Khan Academy
WEBMelanesia, an introduction. To the north and east of Australia lie the islands known as Melanesia. These islands form one of the most culturally complex regions of the entire world, with 1,293 languages spoken across the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the island of New Guinea (politically divided into Indonesia’s West Papua ...
Smarthistory – Melanesia, an introduction
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Melanesia, an introduction. To the north and east of Australia lie the islands known as Melanesia. These islands form one of the most culturally complex regions of the entire world, with 1,293 languages spoken across the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the island of New Guinea (politically divided into Indonesia’s West Papua ...
Melanesia, 1900 A.D.–present - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBMelanesia, 1900 A.D.–present | Chronology | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Timeline. Overview. In the opening years of the twentieth century, European powers complete their colonization of Melanesia as France and England agree to joint sovereignty and government of Vanuatu in 1906.
Melanesia, 1800–1900 A.D. | Chronology | Heilbrunn Timeline of …
WEBMelanesia, 1800–1900 A.D. | Chronology | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Timeline. Overview. By 1800, European explorers. had been gradually encountering and charting the islands of Melanesia for more than two centuries and the Spanish had made a brief and unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony in the.
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