Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle.

Dec 11, 2025 · Polynesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific islands known as Polynesia, which encompasses a huge triangular …

Nov 23, 2020 · Polynesia is a grouping of over one thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the name Polynesia means “many islands” in Greek. These islands form a triangle with Hawaii in the …

Polynesia may be described as the islands within a triangle with its corners at Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, and Easter Island. A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Tuvalu. There …

Sep 26, 2018 · Oceania is divided into three cultural terms: Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. ‘Polynesia’ refers to the area comprising small islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific …

Polynesians are among history’s greatest ocean explorers, settling some of the most remote islands on Earth long before modern navigation existed. This article explores their shared origins, seafaring …

Set within a triangle formed by Aotearoa (New Zealand) in the south, Hawaiʻi to the north and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the east, the Polynesian islands are dotted across the vast eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Polynesian spread of colonization of the Pacific throughout the so-called Polynesian Triangle. Polynesians, including Samoans, Tongans, Niueans, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian Mā'ohi, Hawaiian …

Dec 11, 2025 · Polynesian cultures displayed a thoroughly practical exploitation of the environment. Their languages reflect their systematic observations of the natural world, abounding with …

Maternal mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests that Polynesians, including Samoans, Tongans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Marquesans and Māori, are genetically linked to indigenous …