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 …

Dec 23, 2025 · List of Polynesian countries and territories under the UN geoscheme, including Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu, with capitals, population, and area.

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 …

Today, Polynesian culture continues to develop and change, partly in response to colonialism. Whilst traditional methods and techniques continue to be employed by skilled carvers and …

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 …

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.