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- This article is about the wider region in the Pacific. For the territory informally referred to as Polynesia, see French Polynesia.
Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
Definition
The term "Polynesia" was first used by Charles de Brosses in 1756, and originally applied to all the islands of the Pacific. Jules Dumont d'Urville in an 1831 lecture to the Geographical Society of Paris proposed a restriction on its use, and also introduced the terms Micronesia and Melanesia. This division into three distinct Pacific subregions remains in widespread use today. More on [ Polynesia ]
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PolynesiaGenWeb - PolynesiaGenWeb provides genealogy information and resources for Polynesia.
Meta Description: [ PolynesiaGenWeb provides genealogy information and resources for Polynesia ]
Polynesian Cafe - Contains forums, chat rooms, and current news.
Meta Description: [ A website for the Polynesian Pacific community ]
Polynesian Voyaging - The Vaka Taumako Project - Site about the revival of ancient Polynesian canoe-voyaging traditions, amongst the people of Taumako Island - part of Solomon Islands. Includes a photo gallery and bibliography.
Meta Description: [ The building of authenic Polynesian
voyaging canoes: Educating a new generation in building authenic
canoes and sailing by traditional navigation methods. ]
The Polynesian Voyaging Society - Researching how Polynesian seafarers discovered and settled nearly every inhabitable island in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1 - By Dennis Kawaharada.
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The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2 - By Dennis Kawaharada.
Tongan Tattoo - Promotes information on Tongan Tattoos.
Voice Of Tonga - Promoting self-sufficiency, social equality, and economic opportunity to Tongans and Pacificans. Includes mission, community, partners, forum, and volunteer opportunities.
Meta Description: [ Voiceoftonga- Your online community for Tongans and Pacificans, After being shunned by one of his favorite college team as a high school senior, Brendan Pahulu was very disappointed. He had always grown up wanting to be a Oklahoma Sooner, but along with some other Big 12 teams, they didn't think... ]
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