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Solomon Islands is a part of Melanesia since Melanesia includes the islands of New Guinea, Vanuatu (the former New Hebrides), New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and some smaller neighboring islands.
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What are three island that are part of Indonesia?
The 3 islands that are considered as a part of Indonesia are Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands and New Guinea. New Guinea is divided by Indonesian province of West Papua, Papua and Papua New Guinea.
What pacific island countries are part of Melanesia?
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, new Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu and Zenadh Kes
Is New Guinea a part of Melanesia?
Yes. It is the home of the largest part of the community of Melanesian people whose lands spread from the islands of Indonesia through to the islands of Fiji. Some of the countries with land in Melanesia are Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. Although it has large communities on non-Melanesian people the island of New Guinea is definitely part of the region know as Melanesia.
What is the government of the mortlock islands?
The Mortlock Islands is considered part of Papua New Guinea and is under control of The Autonomous Region of Bougainville and PNG.
Where are New Britain and New Ireland islands located?
Great Britain and Northern Ireland - which is not an island - are known as the United Kingdom. They are in Europe.
Which countries are a part of australasia?
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and some islands in the Pacific Ocean are considered part of Australasia.
What is the western part of Papua New Guinea called?
There is no western part of Papua New Guinea which is not already known an Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, and the western half is occupied by the Indonesian province of West Papua, which was previously known as Irian Jaya.
Is Papua New Guinea a part of the Australian continent?
Papua New Guinea, and the island of New Guinea on which it is located, is part of Oceania, which is a geographical region and not a continent. It is not part of Australia.Papua New Guinea has been an independent country since 16 September 1975. Before that Papua New Guinea was a territory which was governed by Australia.The Pangaea theory states that long ago, the island of New Guinea was connected to Australia.
What part of Indonesia is next to Papua New Guinea?
The Indonesian province of West Papua lies west of Papua New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea the largest island?
The island of New Guinea, rather than Papua New Guinea, is the second largest island. Papua New Guinea just occupies the eastern half. The world's largest island is Greenland.
The major part of Papua New Guinea is on which large island?
Most of Papua New Guinea is on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea further north than Zambia?
The southern part of Papua New Guinea is about the same latitude as the northern part of Zambia
