Polynesia

Anuta is a small high island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anuta"

In the Polynesian nation of Tuamotus, Areoi is a society of warriors created by Ora-Tetefa and Uru-Tetefa, two heavenly brothers. Members were chosen from the nobility and were required to abstain from sexual intercourse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Areoi"

Bora Bora ( ) is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, about 260 km northwest of the capital, Papeete. The island is surrounded by a lagoon and a fringing reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano, rising to two peaks, Mt. Pahia, and the highest point, Mount Otemanu, reaching 727 meters (2,385 ft.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bora Bora"

The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The 15 small islands in this South Pacific Ocean have a total land area of 240 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Cook Islands"

Easter Island ( Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui ("navel of the world"); Polynesian: Te Pito o te Henúa ("Navel of the World") or Mata-ki-te-Rangi ("Eyes [Speaking] from the Heavens"); Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is an island in the south Pacific Ocean, a territory of Chile. Located 3600 km (2,237 statute miles) west of continental Chile and 2075 km (1290 statute miles) east of Pitcairn Island, it is the most isolated inhabited island in the world. It is located at 27°09'S 109°27'W, with a latitude close to that of the Chilean city of Copiapó, north of Santiago. The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles), and a population of 3791 (2002 census), 3304 of which live in the capital of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its numerous moai, the stone statues now located along the coastlines. Administratively, it is a province (containing a single municipality) of the Chilean Valparaíso Region. The standard time zone is six hours behind UTC/ GMT (five hours behind including one hour of the daylight saving time). ...more on Wikipedia about "Easter Island"

Fangataufa (Fangatafoa) ( .) is a small, low, narrow, coral atoll, protected by a barrier reef in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Along with its neighboring atoll, Moruroa, it has been the site of approximately 200 nuclear bomb tests. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fangataufa"

Fatu Hiva, sometimes Fatu Iva (formerly Isla Magdalena in Spanish) is the southernmost of the Marquesas Islands. With Motu Nao as its closest neighbor, it is also the most isolated of the inhabited islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fatu Hiva" www.shortopedia.com, there's no better way.

The Republic of the Fiji Islands, or Fiji, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited; in addition, there are some 522 islets. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for some 87 percent of the total population. The name Fiji is the old Tongan word for the islands, which is in turn derived from the Fijian name Viti. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fiji"

Hiva `Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, and the largest island of the southern group. Its name means "long ridgepole" in South Marquesan. The island is likely so named because of its long central ridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hiva Oa"

Huahine is a part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Considered as a whole, it is, after Tahiti, the second largest of the Society Islands, and the largest of the Leeward Islands. (If it is considered as two distinct islands, this distinction goes to Raiatea, to the southwest.) Huahine is actually two islands, Huahine Nui (Big Huahine) and Huahine Iti (Little Huahine), formerly joined only by a sandspit at low tide, the two islands are now connected by a small bridge. Both islands have four villages, each with its own chief. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huahine"

Isla Sala y Gómez is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Chile. It is the easternmost point in Polynesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isla Sala y Gómez"

This is a list of radio stations in Polynesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of radio stations in Polynesia"

Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Māori"

The Marquesas Islands, not to be confused with the Marquesas Keys of Florida, are a group of islands in French Polynesia. In French they are known as the Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises, and in Marquesan they are known variously as Te Henua (K)enana ( North Marquesan) and Te Fenua `Enata ( South Marquesan), which means "The Land of Men". (See also: Names of the Marquesas Islands.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquesas Islands"

Moorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society archipelago, 17 kilometers (roughly 9mi) northwest of Tahiti. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moorea"

New Zealand is a country of two large islands and many smaller islands in the south-western Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa in the Māori language, or the Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand is notable for its isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, some 2,000 km (1,242 mi) across. Closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with Māori being the largest minority. Non-Māori Polynesian and Asian peoples are also significant minorities, especially in the cities. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Zealand"

Niue is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as "Rock of Polynesia". Although it is self-governing, it is in free association with New Zealand. This means that the sovereign in right of New Zealand is also the head of state of Niue, and most diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on Niue's behalf. Niue is located 2,400 kilometres north-east of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Niue"

Nuku Hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. It was formerly called also Île Marchand and Madison Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nuku Hiva"

Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, in the northern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. Despite its location in the heart of Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian. The name of the island, Pileni, has also been given to the Samoic-Outlier language spoken there and on the surrounding islands, as well as in the Duff Islands, some 200 miles to the east. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pileni"

The Pitcairn Islands are a group of five islands, of which only Pitcairn Island — the second largest — is inhabited, in the southern Pacific Ocean, the only remaining British colony in the Pacific. The islands are best known for being the home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films. This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only about fifty inhabitants (from nine families), Pitcairn is also famed for being the least populated country in the world (although it is not a sovereign nation). The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes the Pitcairn Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pitcairn Islands"

Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Polynesia"

Polynesian culture refers to the aboriginal culture of the Polynesian-speaking peoples of Polynesia and the Polynesian outliers. Chronologically, the development of Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras: ...more on Wikipedia about "Polynesian culture"

The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean anchored by three island groups: Hawai'i, Rapa Nui ( Easter Island) and Aotearoa ( New Zealand). The many island cultures within this vast triangle speak Polynesian languages which are classified by linguists as part of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup and thus ultimately derive from the proto- Austronesian language spoken in Southeast Asia 5000 years ago. Polynesians also share similar cultural traditions, arts, religion, and sciences. Anthropologists believe that all modern Polynesian cultures descend from a single proto-culture established in the South Pacific by migrant Malayo-Polynesian people (see also Lapita). ...more on Wikipedia about "Polynesian Triangle"

Puka-Puka, is a coral atoll in the northeastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. It is located at 14° 49' S. lat. and 138° 48' W. long. ...more on Wikipedia about "Puka-Puka"

Somewhat smaller that Tahiti, Raiatea is the second largest of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The chief town on Raiatea is Uturoa, administrative center for the Leeward Islands ( French Îles sous le Vent). The islands of Raiatea and Tahaa are both enclosed by the same coral reef, and may once have been a single island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raiatea"

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