Polynesia
Polynesia is a group of over 1,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Triangle
Polynesia is the islands in a triangle in the Pacific Ocean. The top of the triangle is Hawai'i, the bottom left is New Zealand and the bottom right is Easter Island. All the islands inside the triangle are Polynesia.
Islands
- American Samoa (overseas United States territory)
- Anuta (in the Solomon Islands)
- Bellona Island (in the Solomon Islands)
- Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
- Easter Island (part of Chile, called Rapa Nui in Rapa Nui)
- Emae (in Vanuatu)
- French Polynesia ("overseas country", a territory of France)
- Hawaii (a state of the United States)
- Kapingamarangi (in the Federated States of Micronesia)
- Mele (in Vanuatu)
- New Zealand (called Aotearoa in Māori, usually associated with Australasia)
- Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
- Nuguria (in Papua New Guinea)
- Nukumanu (in Papua New Guinea)
- Nukuoro (in the Federated States of Micronesia)
- Ontong Java (in the Solomon Islands)
- Pileni (in the Solomon Islands)
- Rennell (in the Solomon Islands)
- Rotuma (in Fiji)
- Samoa (independent nation)
- Sikaiana (in the Solomon Islands)
- Swains Island (politically part of American Samoa)
- Takuu (in Papua New Guinea)
- Tikopia (in the Solomon Islands)
- Tokelau (overseas dependency of New Zealand)
- Tonga (independent nation)
- Tuvalu (independent nation)
- Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)
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Polynesia Media
Polynesia 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.
Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange)
Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia
The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific
Māori war canoe (waka) drawn after James Cook's voyage to New Zealand.
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