The EastMelanesianIslands , also known as the Solomons Vanuatu Bismarck moist forests , is a biogeographic region notable for its unique flora and fauna and species richness. The region is designated a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International CI , and one of the outstanding Global 200 Global 200 ecoregions by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF . As defined by CI, the hotspot lies east and northeast of New Guinea and encompasses some 1,600 islands with a land area of nearly 100,000 km , including the Bismarck Archipelago , Admiralty Islands , Solomon Islands , and the islands of Vanuatu . Politically, the hotspot includes parts of Papua New Guinea the Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, and Bougainville Island Bougainville , and all of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. This hotspot includes a number of ecoregion s that make up the northeastern portion of the Australasia ecozone . The EastMelanesianIslands have many plants and some animals whose ancestors arrived from neighboring New Guinea and New Caledonia , but differ from those islands in that they were never joined to a continent . Ecoregions of the EastMelanesianIslands Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Papua New Guinea New Britain New Ireland lowland rain forests Papua New Guinea New Britain New Ireland montane rain forests Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands rain forests Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands Vanuatu rain forests Solomon Islands , Vanuatu External links http www.biodiversityhotspots.org xp hotspots east melanesia Pages default.aspx EastMelanesianIslands Conservation International http www.panda.org about wwf where we work ecoregions solomons moist forests.cfm Solomons Vanuatu Bismarck moist forests A Global 200 ecoregion World Wide Fund for Nature Category Ecoregions Category Biodiversity hotspots Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests de Ostmelanesische Inseln eo Orient melaneziaj Insuloj ... more details
List of islands of East Timor . Timor the east and a part in the west Atauro Island Jaco East Timor Jaco Asia topic List of islands of Category Islands of East Timor Category Lists of islandsEast Timor Category East Timor related lists ... more details
The East Melchior Islands coord 64 19 S 62 55 W source GNIS are a group of small ice covered islands and rocks which lie east of The Sound Palmer Archipelago The Sound in the Melchior Islands , Palmer Archipelago . The islands west of The Sound are called the West Melchior Islands . The name was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly charted these islands in 1927. The islands were surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948. ref name gnis See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 4265 name East Melchior Islands accessdate 2012 02 22 ref usgs gazetteer id 4265 Category Islands of the Palmer Archipelago PalmerArchipelago geo stub ... more details
called the Melanesian Brotherhood, there are many Brothers who are from Polynesian islands , and several ... The Melanesian Brotherhood Solomon Islands &ndash Anglican Communion Official Website http ...Portal Anglicanism The Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious community of men in simple vows based primarily in the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and Papua New Guinea . History The Melanesian Brotherhood was formed in 1925 by Ini Kopuria , a policeman from Maravovo, Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands ... generally known in the islands were responsible for the evangelisation of large areas of Guadalcanal ..., and work supervising the Brothers ministry in the three regions of Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, based at Popondetta, and at Tumsisiro , on east Ambae , Vanuatu. Each of the three regional centres ... , and Evening Prayer are from the Melanesian English Prayer Book, or its authorised alternatives ... making Image Icon Cathedral 3.jpg thumb alt Icon of the Melanesian Martyrs at Canterbury Cathedral Icon of the Melanesian Martyrs at Canterbury Cathedral During the ethnic tension of 1999 2000 in the Solomon Islands, the Brotherhood participated in peace making efforts which led to a ceasefire and to the Townsville ... acns news.cfm 2003 11 7 ACNS3667 title Funeral of the seven martyred Melanesian Brothers date ... and build peace and security in Solomon Islands during the civil conflict and post conflict ... 02 27 brothers.news title Melanesian Brotherhood wins the 4th Pacific Human Rights Awards last Mavunduse ... 08 03, the seven martyred members of the Anglican Melanesian Brotherhood were honoured during ... bishops attend closing Eucharist Martyred Melanesian brothers honored in Canterbury Cathedral ... Melanesian Brotherhood with the Order of Admission and Daily Offices in the Mota Language ... fikutai Companion Rules, Order of Admission, and Office of the Companions of the Melanesian Brotherhood Retatasiu in Qara ae 1953 External links http orders.anglican.org mbh The Melanesian Brotherhood ... more details
East Island is an island within the Lacepede Islands group, which sits about 30 kilometres 20 mi off the coast of the Dampier Peninsula in north west Western Australia . It is located at coord 16 54 S 122 11 E . ref name GA 267411 Gazetteer of Australia name East Island id 267411 ref It is the site of the East Island Lighthouse Western Australia East Island Lighthouse . It forms part of the Lacepede Islands Important Bird Area IBA , so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabird s. ref name bli BirdLife International. 2011 . Important Bird Areas factsheet Lacepede Islands. Downloaded from http www.birdlife.org on 2011 07 18. ref References reflist Category Islands of Western Australia Category Kimberley Western Australia Category Important Bird Areas of Western Australia WesternAustralia geo stub ... more details
distinguish East Falkland Infobox Falkland island Image Map MapCaption latitude 51.36667 longitude 59.63333 coordinates island group english name East Island spanish name Isla del Este meaning of name area area rank highest elevation Population population rank main settlement references East Island lang es Isla del Este Citation needed date July 2008 is one of the Falkland Islands off Pebble Island and Broken Island in Byron Sound . References references Category Islands of the Falkland Islands Falklands geo stub ... more details
Melanesian mythology is a European way of referring to the custom stories of the world area known since the 19th century as Melanesia , an umbrella term used for the archipelagos of New Guinea , the Torres Strait Islands, the Admiralty Islands , Solomon Islands , New Caledonia , Vanuatu . In this geographical area are approximately one quarter of all the languages spoken on earth, and many diverse and disparate peoples with little in common except inhabiting what to Westerners appears to be one place, the so called Melanesia . The various villages, language groupings and ethnic groupings may be interlocking in some areas, but in general the region is so culturally diverse as to render generalizations about regional mythology meaningless. Sources Melanesian culture. Encyclop dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop dia Britannica Online. 4 July 2006 http search.eb.com eb article 9117353 . Kanaka Christianity Believing in Australia a history of religion in Australia, Hilary Carey, Allen & Unwin. Hilary Carey 1996, MacquarieNet 2002 online edition . Category Melanesian mythology Oceania myth stub ru uk ... more details
Infobox islands name East Frisian Islands image name Ostfriesische Inseln 2.jpg image caption image size ... km2 ethnic groups German people Germans , Frisian people Frisians additional info The East Frisian Islands German Ostfriesische Inseln are a chain of islands in the North Sea , off the coast of East Frisia in Lower Saxony , Germany . The islands extend for some convert 90 km mi from west to east between ... six inhabited islands are from west to east Juist , Norderney with the largest town in the islands, Baltrum Langeoog , Spiekeroog and Wangerooge . There are also four other small, uninhabited islands L tje H rn east of Borkum, Memmert and Kachelotplate southwest of Juist, Minsener Oog , a dredged ... of the East Frisian Islands off the coast of Lower Saxony clear The following table contains basic information ... Niedringhaus, Volker Haeseler, Peter Janiesch Titel Die Flora und Fauna der East Frisian Islands ... hintergrundfarbe5 colspan 4 East Frisian Islands align right 134.35 ref name nls align right align right ... no longer part of the East Frisian Islands, but belongs to the mudflats in the Elbe Weser Triangle ... today they are established islands, some of them continue to be in motion. On the East Frisian ... of Germany List of ferry boats of the East Frisian Islands External links http medien.informatik.uni ... 1000000 display title Category Islands of Germany Category East Frisia Category East Frisian Islands ... name link German language nickname location Wadden Sea coordinates archipelago total islands 12 major islands Borkum , Norderney area km2 length km width km coastline km highest mount elevation m ... km offshore. Between the islands and the mainland are extensive mudflat s, known locally as Watten , which form part of the Wadden Sea . In front of the islands are Germany s territorial waters, which occupy a much larger area than the islands themselves. The islands, the surrounding mudflats ... the boundary revision by the Federal Office for Nature Conservation, no longer belongs to the East ... more details
Socialism sidebar The concept of Melanesian socialism was first advocated by Father Walter Lini of the New Hebrides now Vanuatu , who became the country s first prime minister upon its independence from France and the United Kingdom in 1980. Lini s views on socialism were inspired by Julius Nyerere s experiments in African socialism in Tanzania . Lini believed that socialism was inherently compatible with Melanesia n societies and customs, including the emphasis on communal welfare over individualism, and the communal ownership and working of land. In this, Nyerere s influence is perceptible the latter stressed the similarities between socialism and traditional African ways of life. Father Lini, an Anglican priest, also believed that socialism held close similarities with Christianity Christian values, and sought to combine the two as part of a Melanesian way . In this sense, socialism was not to be revolutionary, but instead fully in line with ni Vanuatu tradition. Although he admired Nyerere, and although his government sought rapprochement with countries such as Cuba and Libya , Lini believed that socialism should not necessarily entail an alliance with the Soviet Union or the Eastern bloc . Indeed, he preferred for Vanuatu to remain non aligned and to develop closer ties with its fellow Melanesian nations such as Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands . In 1982, he expressed hopes for an eventual Melanesian federal union, and spoke of the renaissance of Melanesian values , including Melanesian socialism . Lini also noted that, in traditional Melanesian societies, Giving ... of socialism along with accession to sovereignty . Independent Melanesian nations ... Grands Hommes et Pacific Islands Petites les La Politique Ext rieure de Fiji Fidji , de Tonga et ... 1 Bibliography Premadas, Ralph R. Melanesian socialism Vanuatu s quest for self definition Discussion ... Melanesian socialism Category Politics of Vanuatu Category Political science terms es Socialismo ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Megapode image Megapodius eremita.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Galliformes familia Megapodiidae genus Megapodius species M. eremita binomial Megapodius eremita binomial authority Gustav Hartlaub Hartlaub , 1867 synonyms The Melanesian Megapode or Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. First described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1867, it is a member of the scrubfowl genus Megapodius . References reflist BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 46991 all Megapodius eremita . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Category Megapodius Category Animals described in 1867 Galliformes stub ca Meg pode de Melan sia fr M gapode m lan sien hr Melanezijska koko ina hu Melan z s ty k nl Heremietboshoen pt Megapodius eremita sv Melanesisk storfoth na ... more details
Melanesian Cuckooshrike may refer to North Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina welchmani South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica Category Coracina disambig ... more details
ref name GNIS SI cite gnis id 1409191 name Seal Islands accessdate 2009 05 04 ref end of Geobox Island The Seal Islands are a group of 12 islands in the Bering Sea , trending North East Convert ... Islands in the Bering Sea Category Islands of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Category Islands of the Bering Sea Category Islands of Alaska it Isole Seal ...Geobox Islands Heading name Seal native name other name Seal Islands Archipelago category List of islands in the United States Island Image image image caption Seal Islands Aleutians East, Alaska Names official name etymology motto nickname Symbols flag symbol Country country type List of countries Country country USA country flag true state type Political divisions of the United States State state Alaska state flag true region type List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska Borough region Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Aleutians East district type district municipality Family parent range border border1 border2 part tributary left tributary right child left child right city landmark building river Locations location elevation 3 elevation note ref name GNIS SI prominence lat d 56 lat m 40 lat s 39 lat NS N long d 159 long m 24 long s 35 long EW W coordinates type region US AK type isle source GNIS&title Seal Islands Aleutians East coordinates format dms coordinates note ref name GNIS SI capital capital location capital region capital country capital elevation imperial capital lat d capital lat m capital lat s capital lat NS capital long d capital long m capital long s capital long ... fields free free type Maps map Alaska Locator Map.PNG map size map caption Location of Seal Islands ..., Alaska Airfield Bristol Bay Low. ref name GNIS SI Etymology The Seal Islands appear as Ostrova Nerpichoi, meaning Seal Islands on Russia n maps. They were given their name by Captain Mikhail Dmitrievich ... time as Seal Islands on an USBF chart in 1888. ref name GNIS SI References Reflist General references ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Flycatcher image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Monarchidae genus Myiagra species M. caledonica binomial Myiagra caledonica binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1857 synonyms The Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae . The species is sometimes known as the New Caledonian Flycatcher . The species is found in New Caledonia ,, Vanuatu and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands . The species is closely related to a number of species found from Australia to Samoa . There are five subspecies the nominate race is found on New Caledonia, viridinitens in the Loyalty Islands , melanura in south Vanuatu, marianae in northern and central Vanuatu, and occidentalis in Rennell. The species is convert 13 to 14 cm in abbr on long and weighs convert 10 to 12 g oz abbr on . The plumage is sexual dimorphism sexually dimorphic . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51416 all Myiagra caledonica . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Category Myiagra Monarchidae stub pt Myiagra caledonica sv Melanesisk flugsnappare ... more details
Portal Anglicanism The Melanesian Mission is an Anglican missionary agency supporting the work of local Anglican churches in Melanesia . It was established to purchase the ship Southern Cross ship Southern Cross . Today it continues to provide financial and staffing support for the Church of the Province of Melanesia , an independent province of the Anglican Communion . Its headquarters are in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk . References http anglicanhistory.org oceania Historical resources on Anglicanism in Oceania including material on the Melanesian Mission, from Project Canterbury http books.google.com books?id fZoEAQAAIAAJ The History of the Melanesian Mission , by E. S. Armstrong 1900 God s Gentlemen A History of the Melanesian Mission 1849 1942 , by David Hilliard External links http melanesia.anglican.org mmhome.html Official website http www.anglicancommunion.org provincialnews melanesia client news client news index.cfm Melanesian Messenger Online Category Church of England missionary societies Category Anglicanism ... more details
Taxobox name Melanesian Whistler image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Pachycephalidae genus Pachycephala species P. caledonica binomial Pachycephala caledonica binomial authority Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1788 synonyms The Melanesian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica is a species of passerine bird in the whistler family Pachycephalidae . It is found in New Caledonia including the main island, Isle of Pines, New Caledonia Isle of Pines and Loyalty Islands , Vanuatu , and Vanikoro in far southeastern Solomons . Alternatively, all except the nominate subspecies are treated as subspecies of the Golden Whistler . In that case, P. caledonica is known as the New Caledonian Whistler , and restricted to the main island of New Caledonia and the nearby Isle of Pines. In the past, even the nominate subspecies has been treated as a subspecies of the Golden Whistler. It inhabits humid forest, including degraded forest and forest edge s, from sea level up to at least convert 900 m ft . They are relatively common in suitable habitat, particularly below convert 300 m ft , and are not considered threatened by the IUCN . The species is sedentism sedentary . Description The species is a medium sized whistler, typically around convert 14 16 cm in in length and weighing convert 18 25 g oz , though some subspecies are larger. In the nominate subspecies the male has a dark slate grey crown, face and nape, a white throat, ochraceous yellow belly and rump, and olive back and wings with a black line between the throat and belly. The legs are dark brown. Males of other subspecies share the white throat, but are less ochraceous below, and may depending on the exact subspecies involved have a far broader black band between the throat and belly, and a black or Olive colour olive crown, face and nape. In the nominate ... The Melanesian Whistler feeds on insects, also taking snails and seeds. It feeds in thefoliage of trees ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In linguistics, Melanesian is an obsolete term referring to the Austronesian languages of Melanesia that is, the Oceanic languages Oceanic , Eastern Malayo Polynesian , or Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages depending on conception clarify date May 2012 apart from Polynesian languages Polynesian and Micronesian languages Micronesian though Fijian languages Fijian was typically included . The Papuan languages were also recognized as distinct. A typical classification of the Austronesian languages ca. 1970 would divide them into something like the following branches Formosan languages Northern AN Hesperonesian languages Western AN Melanesian languages Central Eastern AN Micronesian languages Polynesian languages It is now known that the Melanesian languages do not form a genealogical node they are at best paraphyletic , and very likely polyphyletic . Although the term was at least in the beginning partially racial rather than linguistic, the Melanesian languages arguably refnec share the property of being Austronesian languages that have been most heavily restructured under the influence of various Papuan language families. date May 2012 DEFAULTSORT Melanesian Languages Category Languages lt Melanezie i kalbos pl J zyki melanezyjskie ru ... more details
Infobox language family name Meso Melanesian region Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic The Meso Melanesian languages are a moderately supported group of Oceanic languages spoken in the large Melanesianislands of New Ireland and the Solomon Islandseast of New Guinea. Composition A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref supported the unity of Meso Melanesian, including Southeast Solomonic, at an 82 confidence level. In addition, it supported core Meso Melanesian, excluding Southeast Solomonic and Vitu Bali, at an 84 confidence level. The traditional group of New Ireland languages, however, was broken up, into Northwest Solomonic and New Ireland proper. Southeast Solomonic languages Southeast Solomonic languages of Guadalcanal, Gela, Malaita, Makira, and south Isabel in the Solomon Islands Bali Vitu languages Core Meso Melanesian St Matthias languages St Matthias Northwest Solomonic languages Northwest Solomonic languages of Choiseul, New Georgia, and Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands Nehan Bougainville languages Nehan Bougainville Austronesian languages of Bougainville New Ireland languages reduced languages of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea There is moderate support for some subgrouping, with broad Meso Melanesian, core Meso Melanesian, and Bougainville Northwest Solomonic each supported at about an 80 confidence level clade label1 82 1 clade 1 Southeast Solomonic label2 58 2 clade 1 Bali Vitu label2 84 2 clade 1 Admiralties label2 65 2 clade 1 New Ireland reduced label2 78 2 clade ... to other Melanesian languages, likely falls somewhere in the Bougainville Northwest Solomonic group. References Reflist Category Meso Melanesian languages es Lenguas mesomelanesias fr Langues m so ... more details
Islands in the East China Sea include Chongming Matsu Islands Mount Putuo Ryukyu Islands except the Dait Islands Senkaku Islands also Tiaoyutai Islands, Pinnacle Islands, Diaoyu Islands, Diaoyutai Zhoushan Zhoushan Archipelago Zhoushan Island Jeju do Jeju Island hokkaido honshu kyushu shikoku Expand list date August 2008 See also List of islands List of islands in the Arctic Ocean List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean List of islands in the Caribbean List of islands in the Indian Ocean List of islands in the South China Sea List of islands of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean List of islands of Asia Islands of Hong Kong List of islands of Hong Kong List of islands of the People s Republic of China Category Lists of islandsEast China Sea Category Islands of the East China Sea ... more details
East End is a settlement on the island of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands . References gnis 1613895 coord 18 20 23 N 64 40 28 W type city region US VI source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in the United States Virgin Islands Category Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands StJohnVI geo stub ... more details
Image AshmoreandCartierIslands.png thumb right A map of Ashmore and Cartier Islands from The World Factbook , with East Island marked as East Islet . East Island is one of three islet s on Ashmore Reef . It is located at 12 15 S 123 05 E, ref name GA 303085 Gazetteer of Australia name East Island id 303085 ref about midway between Australia and Timor. It is often referred to as East Islet , a name that is used, for example, in The World Factbook ref name World Factbook cite web work The World Factbook url https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos at.html title Ashmore and Cartier Islands accessdate 2007 11 12 ref the islet s gazetted name is, however, East Island . ref name GA 303085 It has an area of around 25,000 square metres. Like the other islands on the reef, it is unpopulated. Politically it is part of Ashmore and Cartier Islands , an external territory of Australia. Some Indonesian groups dispute Australia s claim to these island, however. References reflist coord 12 15 S 123 5 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title Category Ashmore and Cartier Islands ... more details
The list of the ferries of the East Frisian Islands contains the ferries currently serving the islands of Borkum , Juist , Norderney , Baltrum , Langeoog , Spiekeroog and Wangerooge . The East Frisian Islands , located between the Wadden Sea and the North Sea in Germany , have been inhabited for centuries by people and have long been a popular holiday region in East Friesland. Traditionally, these ferries serve to transport people and goods, and are a most important link between the mainland and island ports. List Structure This list contains only source documented literature and web links ferries. Next to a picture of the ship, the list contains the actual name of the ship, the ferry island it originates from and their coordinates, and the ports that it serves on the mainland. Further information is provided about the ship type, its dimensions, passenger capacity and any cargo capacity of the ship. The sortability of the seventh column is calculated according to the passenger capacity of the ferry. Last, the year the particular ferry was built is shown. class wikitable sortable width 100 span class noscript small br small span class unsortable style background 607B8B color ffffff width 150 Picture span class noscript small br small span style background 607B8B color ffffff width 170 Name style background 607B8B color ffffff width 14 Served island style background 607B8B color ffffff width 13 Mainland port style background 607B8B color ffffff width 15 Type of ship style background 607B8B color ffffff width 13 Dimensions style background 607B8B color ffffff width 17 Capacity style background 607B8B color ffffff width 06 Year align center File Baltrum I.JPG 150px Baltrum I Baltrum br small center coord 53 43 23 N 07 21 56 E display inline small center Ne mersiel br small center Coordinate text DMS NS 53.685697 EW 7.360754 type landmark elevation dim name Ne mersiel region ... Transport Category East Frisia Category Lists of ferries de Liste der aktuellen F hrschiffe der Ostfriesischen ... more details
Taxobox name North Melanesian Cuckooshrike image status regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Campephagidae genus Coracina species C. welchmani binomial Coracina welchmani binomial authority Henry Baker Tristram Tristram , 1892 synonyms The North Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina welchmani ref http www.worldbirdnames.org n batises.html Worldbirdnames.org ref is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is Endemism endemic to the Solomon Islands , specifically Santa Isabel Island . ref http ibc.lynxeds.com species north melanesian cuckoo shrike coracina welchmani ibc.lynxeds.com ref ref http findarticles.com p articles mi qa3793 is 200104 ai n8936651 ref It is considered by some ornithologist s to be a subspecies of Coracina caledonica . ref http avibase.bsc eoc.org species.jsp?avibaseid 0A14231E84EBE00A Avibase.bsc eoc.org ref ref http www.fatbirder.com species and families passerines campephagidae.html Fatbirder.com ref Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. References Reflist Category Coracina Category Animals described in 1892 Campephagidae stub pt Coracina caledonica ... more details
New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. At the 6th Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG Trade and Economic ...Infobox Geopolitical organization name Melanesian Spearhead Group linking name the Melanesian Spearhead Group symbol type image symbol symbol width 1 image map Melanesian Spearhead Group.png membership ... New Guinea flagicon Solomon Islands Solomon Islands flagicon Vanuatu Vanuatu Kanak Socialist Liberation ... leader name1 flagicon Papua New Guinea Riva Ravusiro established event1 as Melanesian Spearhead Group ... Islands Solomon Islands dollar flagicon Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu time zone Collapsible list title List of time zones 4 flagicon Papua New Guinea UTC 10 flagicon Solomon Islands flagicon Vanuatu UTC ... a single entity footnote2 The Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG is an intergovernmental organization , composed of the four Melanesia n states of Fiji , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as well ..., members signed the Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group , formalizing the group ..., 6 June 2008. ref One of the key features of the MSG is the Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement ... both in terms of International trade exports and imports is undertaken in a genuine spirit of Melanesian ... and meeting the requirements of Article 24 of the GATT WTO Agreement. More recently, the Melanesian ... Islands Forum in May 2009. ref http www.radioaustralianews.net.au stories 200907 2622713.htm ... New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare of Papua New Guinea , Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua of the Solomon Islands , President of Kiribati President Anote Tong of Kiribati ... Agreement Establishing the Melanesian Spearhead Group . http www.worldtradelaw.net fta agreements msgfta.pdf Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement . http www.pacificpolicy.org index.php?option com rubberdoc&view doc&id 3&format raw&Itemid 93 MSG trading on political capital and Melanesian ... Category Melanesia de Melanesian Spearhead Group fr Groupe m lan sien Fer de lance ... more details
Infobox language family name Indo Melanesian altname region Malay Archipelago and the Pacific familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 child1 Bornean languages Bornean ? child2 Nuclear Malayo Polynesian The Indo Melanesian languages are a branch of the Austronesian language family covering all of the Malay Archipelago and Pacific apart from the Philippines and the northern arm of Sulawesi . A 2008 lexicostatistical analysis found nearly full support for the unity of the Indo Melanesian languages. It found poor support for a Bornean languages Bornean branch, and moderate support for a Nuclear Malayo Polynesian proposed by Wouk and Ross 2002 on the basis of shared grammatical innovations Indo Melanesian 98 Bornean languages Bornean 65 Nuclear Malayo Polynesian languages Nuclear Malayo Polynesian 75 Languages Given the poor support for the unity of the Bornean languages, and indeed many of the constituent branches that have been proposed for Bornean, the established clades are listed separately here. There are in addition a large number of Nuclear Malayo Polynesian clades. Sabahan languages Sabahan unity not fully established Bekati languages Bekati Bidayuh languages Bidayuh Southern Land Dayak languages Southern Land Dayak ? Benyadu language Benyadu ? Sanggau language Sanggau East Barito languages East Barito West Barito languages West Barito Mahakam languages Mahakam ? Sama Bajaw languages Sama Bajaw per Blust 2006 North Sarawakan languages North Sarawakan Kayan Murik languages Kayan Murik Rejang Sajau languages Rejang Sajau Nuclear Malayo Polynesian languages Nuclear Malayo Polynesian see for listing References refbegin Fay Wouk and Malcolm Ross ed. , The history and typology of western Austronesian voice systems. Australian National University, 2002. http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, 2008. refend See also Borneo Philippine languages Category Malayo Polynesian languages ... more details
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