. . "Melanesia (UK: /\u02CCm\u025Bl\u0259\u02C8ni\u02D0zi\u0259/; US: /\u02CCm\u025Bl\u0259\u02C8ni\u02D0\u0292\u0259/) is a subregion of Oceania (and occasionally Australasia) extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.The region consists of the four countries of: Vanuatu, Solomon Islands Fiji Papua New Guinea.Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes: New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France West Papua."@en .