Melanesia [Melanésie]

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Britské Šalamounovy ostrovy
ostrov Norfolk
Šalamounovy ostrovy

 

British Solomon Islands
Norfolk Island
Solomon Islands

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Definition

The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and FIJI (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p748).

Annotation
a group of islands northeast of Australia; includes, in addition to indentions & X refs, Norfolk Island
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CUI
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Z Geographicals
Z01 Geographic Locations 3
Z01.639 Islands 43
Z01.639.760 Pacific Islands 9
Z01.639.760.295 Kiribati
Z01.639.760.590 Melanesia 3
Z01.639.760.590.373 Fiji 4
Z01.639.760.590.620 New Caledonia 29
Z01.639.760.590.715 Papua New Guinea 33
Z01.639.760.590.736 Vanuatu
Z01.639.760.680 Micronesia
Z01.639.760.747 New Zealand 99
Z01.639.760.815 Polynesia 5

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