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 …

Dec 5, 2025 · The Polynesian Bowl is a prestigious All-Star football game showcasing top high school talent.

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 …

The Polynesians are the original inhabitants of a vast string of islands in the Pacific Ocean that spans from New Zealand in the south to Hawaii in the north. The western boundary is Easter Island, and …

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.

Polynesia—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.

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By The British Museum William F. Cogswell, Queen Lili’uokalani, and Maria Kealaulaokalani Lane Ena, ʻAhu ʻula (The Kalākaua Cape)