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The Polynesian triangle. Between about 3000 and 1000 BC speakers of Austronesian languages spread through the islands of Southeast Asia – most likely starting out from Taiwan, [9] as tribes whose natives were thought to have previously arrived from mainland South China about 8000 years ago – into the edges of western Micronesia and on into Melanesia, through the Philippines and Indonesia.
Tahiti is the highest and largest island in French Polynesia lying close to Moʻorea island. It is located 4,400 kilometres (2,376 nautical miles) south of Hawaiʻi, 7,900 km (4,266 nmi) from Chile, 5,700 km (3,078 nmi) from Australia.
The figure for Connecticut was arrived at separately and may not reflect the correct comparative distance. ... Coast/area ratio (ft/mi 2 ... Hawaii: 750 mi (1,210 km) ...
The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are fre
The Polynesian Triangle is a geographical region of the Pacific Ocean with Hawaii (Hawaiʻi) (1), New Zealand (Aotearoa) (2) and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) (3) at its corners, but excluding Fiji on its western side. At the center is Tahiti (5), with Samoa (4) to the west.
Hōkūleʻa sailed to Tahiti, Raʻiatea, and on to Rarotonga for the Sixth [61] Festival of Pacific Arts, [62] then, via Tahiti, sailed back to Hawaiʻi. This voyage, known as " No Nā Mamo " or "For the Children", was designed to train a new generation of voyagers to sail Hōkūleʻa , to share values and knowledge of voyaging and to celebrate ...
On his first voyage in the 18th century, James Cook, who later arrived at the highly developed Hawaiian Islands, went to Tahiti and followed the east coast of Australia for the first time. [18] The arrival of European settlers in subsequent centuries resulted in a significant alteration in the social and political landscape of Oceania.
Tautira is a Polynesian beach village, valley, and point on the south-east coast of the island of Tahiti in the Pacific.It is part of the commune Taiʻarapu-Est.With a population of 2,527 (in 2022), it is located 49 kilometres southeast of the Tahitian capital of Papeete on the coast of Tautira Bay, at the end of what is the largest valley of the Taiarapu Peninsula.