Does Anybody Know What Countries are in Melanesia in the pacific. And what do melanesians look like?
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Melanesia is a region extending from the western side of East Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia.\n\nThe term denotes an ethnic and geographical grouping of islands distinct from Polynesia and Micronesia. Most importantly, it combines two quite distinct groups, the Austronesians and the Papuans (who themselves can be considered as comprising a number of distinct groups).\n\nMelanesians are dark skinned unlike natives from the Polynesian Islands, Hawaii.
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Asia\nAustralia\nAntartica\nNorth America\nSouth America\nEurope\nAfrica
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Asia\nAfrica\nNorth America\nSouth America\nAntarctica\nEurope\nAustralia.
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No, Australia is not Oceania. Oceania is the continent in which Australia is there. It also consists of New Zealand and other Pacific Islands like Fiji.
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It annoys me when people say there is continent called Australasia. Australasia is simply a geographic point. Oceania is not a continent. Aside from a region in FIFA for world cup soccer qualifiers we don't even use it in Australia. The continent is Australia. So I do agree with you. Oceania is not a continent and just for the record, Indonesia is in ASIA.
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Who really knows....My guess is aborigine. I mena best guess it appears the island is in the south pacific near Autralia..makes sense to me......
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The reasons why they should include: \n\n1. the racial and cultural differences\n2. the exploitative way the Paupans have been treated.\n\nThe reasons why they shouldn't include \n\n1. history--West Papua was part of the Dutch East Indies, which became Indonesia\n2. social -- what is to be done with the Indonesian migrants, which now comprise around half the population\n3. economic -- it is neither Australia's, PNG's or Indonesia's interest to have another economic basket case economy in the region\n4. security -- nor is it in Australia's, PNG's or Indonesia's interest to have another weak link in the region's security.\n\nSolution? not an easy one. Perhaps a Federated Melanesian Republic stretching from East Timor to the Solomon Islands, with help and support of Indonesia, Australia and the UN?\n\nA pipe dream, probably. What we will more likely get is another bleeding sore like East Timor.
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Australian men are HOT!  :) Seriously, my family hosted a few Australian exchange students and they are the nicest people.  :) Funny, cute and super charming.  I've seen lots of photos and tv shows on Australia~ it looks like the most beautiful country.  But I really think the people are what makes it so neat.  :)And hey, that accent is just kickin.  ;)
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Australia, New Zealand, Canada.\nAlso Sweden would be cool. I went there with my boyfriend a couple of years ago and came to realise that their government look after their people.
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Yes\nAustralia or Japan
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Fiji is far away from mainlands in center of Pacific that mabbe reason...But don't b upset in India EVERYONE knows Fiji.U r our Far away brothers after all...
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take it from me because im polynesian ( pacific islander)\nbut polynesian islands are mostly from aoteroa (nz) all the way to hawaii. This is true polynesian islands because we reside in the middle of the pacific ocean. Asians in my opinon are from the asia region which is claiming it as a part of asia. But pacific islanders could also be micronesian, melonesian, and all the other little islands.\nSo technically if you come from a island between new zealand and hawaii yes your a pacific islander..because those are the "boundaries".. I hope I helped your understanding..
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I lived and worked there for 6 years 1994 to 2000.  I go back there every few years for vacations.  I married one and I also work with many here at my office in the US.  \nIt's an Asian country located above Australia and below Singapore.  It's a colection of 18,000+ islands.  Some are very large and would take you days to cross like the island of Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra.  And some of them you can walk across in a few minutes like Pulau Seribu.\nFrom a satellite you would see green, dense forest.  From an airplane you would see a civilization of farm land (rice pattys) and cities.  From a helicopter you would see people, either on the streets in cars are in the fields working.  From a car you would see traffic.  Many of the streets in big and little cities are crowded.\nIt's a tropical enviroment with many different landscapes; Jungle, hills, flatlands, farmlands, beaches, rivers bottoms, swamps, big cities , etc...  It's either Hot or rainy/hot, never cold (unless your up in the hills).  All the island are near the equator.  Lot's of trees where ever there isn't people.  \nLot's of people too.  The population is very dense (4th largest in the world).  There isn't many places left where you don't see houses.  You are always within walking distance to someones house.\nThe people are all very friendly to forieners.  They do have a few who are not-so-friendly and would like to steal from you are harm you, but that is true in every country in the world.  Most Indonesians are very friendly, sometimes TOO friendly.  \nMany foriegners are supprised by the personal questioning they get from the local Indonsians.  \nA taxi driver will ask you at least ten questions within a short time.  For example:  1. Where are you from?  2. How long are you staying?  3. Are you married?  4. Do you have children/brothers/sisters, how many?  5. Do you speak Indonesian?  6. Do you want to live in Indonesia?  7. What is your favorite thing in Indonesia?  etc.....  \nThey are not being nosy, they just want to learn about you and see how simular the two of you are.  They might say, "Oh yes, I'm married too, and I have two children just like you."  And they smile when they say it, as if they have just found a common bond between you and him.  As if you are friends now.\nThey may ask your religion.  They may be a different religion than theirs but their conversation will lead into how they are simular.  I am a Christian and I've had many, many wonderful conversations with other Indonesians about how simular Christianity is with Islam (90% of Indonesians are Islamic). They are not trying to convert me, they are again only trying to relate to me and show how simular the two of us are.\nNot many Indonesians have had long conversations with a Westerner.  Most of their Western knowledge is taken from  Hollywood and they know it's not all true.  \nThere are many poor people in Indonesia, but that doesn't make them bad people.  They lead a simple life.  It makes me wonder sometimes if it's not a better life than most westerners lead. Most Indonesians are what we call "religious people".  They follow their religions and participate in the customs of that religion.  If they are Islamic they pray everyday, five times a day.  If they are Christian, they will be at Church on Sundays, and the Buddist and Hindus follow their traditions and customs.  I rarely found someone who wasn't a follower of their own religion...\nI enjoyed living there.  I hope you can visit someday and see for yourself...
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their history is so interesting because of the different countries that came there, tried to conquer it, left their mark on it.  It is a kind of United States of Asia.  Filipinos are friendly, curious, and very tolerant of others.   They are located just north of the largest Moslem population in the world--Indonesia.  Yet this great island nation has  maintained its character and its diversity, while Indonesia has not.   How did the Philippine Islands get this way?  That is the reason to study the history.
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costa rica has both oceans atlantic and pacific so a lot of beaches,volcanoes,craters, tropical forest,guanacaste(one of the seven provinces) looks like a small texas,limon has black,chinese and natives people with theirs own languages or dialects, i can tell you a lot because i am from costa rica.if you live in the u.s.a. it will be cheap for you.
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The Philippines are islands in the Pacific and WWI was fought in Europe. For the most part is was a land-based war and the Philippines was just on the wrong side of the world to effectively participate.\n\nThe Phillipines had no choice in WWII. They were attacked by Japan and over-run.
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http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia/ronpaku/ab/INDONESIA1.html\nhttp://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/mcclay/index.htm\nhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/indonesia/images/eq_density.gif\nhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Australia.php\n\nGoogle that shiz yo!