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Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia.

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Melanesia is part of Oceania (sometimes called Australasia). It is in neither Asia nor Australia.

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