Polynesia - Wikipedia
WEBPolynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania. Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle.
Polynesian culture | History, People, Religion, Traditions ...
WEBPolynesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific islands known as Polynesia, which encompasses a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean.
What Is Polynesia? - WorldAtlas
WEBNov 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 north, Easter Island in the east, and New Zealand in the south.
Polynesia - New World Encyclopedia
WEBPolynesia (from the Greek words meaning "many islands") is a large grouping of over one thousand islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The term "Polynesia" was coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, and originally applied to all the islands of the Pacific.
Polynesian culture - Traditions, Arts, Religion | Britannica
WEBPolynesian culture - Traditions, Arts, Religion: Linguistic evidence suggests that western Polynesia was first settled some 3,000 years ago, by people of the Lapita culture. It has proved harder to establish when eastern Polynesia was settled.
What is Polynesia? - Exploratorium
WEBPolynesia—from the Greek for "many islands"—is a collection of over 1,000 islands strewn over a broad region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Polynesian triangle.
Polynesian culture - Wikipedia
WEBPolynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. The development of Polynesian culture is typically divided into four different historical eras: