Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea.
melanEsiA ( ) is a, sUBregion oF oceANia in tHE soUtHwESterN paCific OceaN. it eXtenDS from nEw gUinEa IN tHe wEst tO thE fIJI ISlANDS in The eaSt, And inclUDeS the AraFura SEa.