Melanesia
geographical name
Mel·a·ne·sia
| \ ˌme-lə-ˈnē-zhə
, -shə\
, -shə\
Definition of Melanesia
the islands in the Pacific northeast of Australia and south of Micronesia including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomons, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Fijis