Mission Bay, New Zealand — Mission Bay Mission buildings at Selwyn Reserve. Basic information Local authority Auckland City Population 5,235 … Wikipedia
Melanesian culture — ▪ cultural region, Pacific Ocean Introduction the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Melanesia. From northwest to southeast, the islands form an arc that begins with New… … Universalium
Melanesian languages — languages belonging to the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo Polynesian) language family and spoken in the islands of Melanesia. The Melanesian languages, of which there are about 400, are most closely related to the… … Universalium
Melanesian Brotherhood — Anglicanism portal The Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious community of men in simple vows based primarily in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea. Contents … Wikipedia
Company of Mission Priests — Anglicanism portal The Company of Mission Priests (CMP) is a dispersed community of male priests of the Anglican Communion, who want to consecrate themselves wholly to the church s mission, free from the attachments of marriage and family. CMP… … Wikipedia
Solomon Islands — Solomon Islander. 1. an archipelago in the W Pacific Ocean, E of New Guinea; important World War II battles; politically divided between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. 2. an independent country comprising the larger, SE part of this… … Universalium
Pacific Islands — ▪ region, Pacific Ocean Introduction island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings Melanesia (Melanesian culture), Micronesia (Micronesian culture), and Polynesia (Polynesian culture) but… … Universalium
Norfolk Island — Territory of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island … Wikipedia
Church of the Province of Melanesia — Primate Archbishop of Melanesia The Most Rev d David Vunagi. Headquarters Honiara, Solomon Islands Territory Solomon Islands … Wikipedia
Southern Cross (ship) — The Southern Cross has been the name of a succession of ships serving the Melanesian Mission of the Anglican Church and the Church of the Province of Melanesia. It succeeded the Undine , a 21 ton schooner built at Auckland and in service from… … Wikipedia
