Polynesia

Polynesia (Graece: πολύς 'multi' + νῆσος 'insula') est regio Oceanica, quae plusquam mille insularum in Oceano Pacifico Centrali et Australi amplectitur.

Tabula Polynesiam monstrans

Definitio

Polynesia universe consistit in insulis intus in Triangulo Polynesio. Terminus Polynesia abs Carolo de Brosses anno 1756 primum adhibitus est.

Culturae Polynesiae

Feminae Tahitianae apud Litus, a Paulo Gauguin picta. Lutetiae: Musée d'Orsay

Polynesia in duas distinctas classes culturales divitur: Polynesiam Orientalem et Polynesiam Occidentalem.

Navigatio Polynesia

Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled canoe, ca 1781

Circuli insularum

Cook Sinus Mooreae in Polynesia Francica

Polynesia Occidentalis

• Niue, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
• Samoa, civitas libera
• Samoa Americana, territorium CFA
• Tokelau, dependentia Novae Zelandiae
• Tonga, regnum liberum
• Tuvalu, civitas libera
• Uvea et Futuna, territorium Franciae

Disiunctae Polynesiae Occidentalis culturae

• Anuta, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Bellona, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Emae, in Vanuatu
• Kapingamarangi, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus
• Luangiua, atollum in Insulis Salomonis
• Mele-Fila: Mele, vicus, et Fila, insula, in Vanuatu
• Nuguria, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Nukumanu, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Nukuoro, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus
• Pileni, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Rennell, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Rotuma, insula in Vitiis
• Sikaiana, atollum in Insulis Salomonis
• Taku, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Tikopia, insula in Papua Nova Guinea

Polynesia Orientalis

• Havaiʻi, civitas Foederatarum Americae Civitatum
• Insulae Cook, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
• Pitcairn Insulae, territorium Britannicum
• Polynesia Francica, territorium Francicum
• Rapanui, pars Tziliae

Vide etiam

• Index Polynesiorum notabilium
• Linguae Polynesiae
• Mythologia Polynesia
• Societas Polynesia
• Societas pro Navigatione Polynesia

Fontes

• Finney, Ben R. 1976. New, Non-Armchair Research. In Ben R. Finney (1963), Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
• Finney, Ben R., ed. 1976. Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
• Lewis, David. 1976. A Return Voyage Between Puluwat and Saipan Using Micronesian Navigational Techniques. In Ben R. Finney (1963), Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
• Sharp, Andrew. 1963. Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia. Longman Paul.
• Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes." Current Biology 10:1237–1246
• Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, L., W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes (correction)." Current Biology 11:1–2.

Nexus externi

• South Pacific Organizer
• History of Easter Island illustrated by stamps
• Map South Pacific
• Useful introduction to Maori society, including canoe voyages
• Polynesia (Polynesian Cultural Center)
• Lewis commenting on Spirits of the Voyage
• Interview with David Lewis
• Obituary: David Henry Lewis—including how he came to rediscover Pacific Ocean navigation methods
• Photogallery - French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, Motu Tiahura)

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