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Melanesia

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Mount Balbi (2715 m/8907 ft)
Countries	Papua New Guinea (43%), Solomon Islands (21%), New Caledonia (14%), Fiji Islands (13%), Vanuatu (9%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	133,447 sq km / 51,524 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,376 km / 1,476 mi North-South 39,087 km / 24,288 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	5° 13' S; 151° 32' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Melanesia
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Melanesia.

Australia-Oceania	Level 1 (Parent)
New Guinea	Level 2 (Sibling)
Lesser Australian Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Great Dividing Range	Level 2 (Sibling)
New Zealand	Level 2 (Sibling)
Micronesia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Melanesia	Level 2
Bismarck Archipelago	Level 3 (Child)
Solomon Islands	Level 3 (Child)
Vanuatu	Level 3 (Child)
New Caledonia	Level 3 (Child)
Fiji	Level 3 (Child)
Polynesia	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Melanesia

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mount Balbi	2715	8907	Solomon Islands
2.	Mount Taron	2340	7677	Bismarck Archipelago
3.	Mount Popomanaseu	2335	7661	Solomon Islands
4.	Mount Ulawun	2334	7657	Bismarck Archipelago
5.	Nakanai Mountains High Point	2316	7598	Bismarck Archipelago
6.	Mount Makarakomburu	2310	7579	Solomon Islands
7.	Mount Takuan	2251	7385	Solomon Islands
8.	Lambel	2150	7054	Bismarck Archipelago
9.	Mount Sinewit	2030+	6660+	Bismarck Archipelago
10.	Whiteman Range High Point	1930+	6332+	Bismarck Archipelago
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Mount Balbi	2715	8907	Solomon Islands
2.	Mount Taron	2340	7677	Bismarck Archipelago
3.	Tabwémasana	1879	6165	Vanuatu
4.	Mont Panié	1629	5344	New Caledonia
5.	Mount Victoria	1324	4344	Fiji

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