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Melanesia

Definition:
One of the three main divisions of Pacific Ocean Islands, in the southwest Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia and south of the equator. It includes the Solomon Islands, Vanatu, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Fiji.
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