Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered across the central and southern Pacific Ocean. It is conventionally bounded by the "Polynesian Triangle," whose three corners are Hawaii in the north, New Zealand in the southwest and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the southeast. Its sovereign states and territories include Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and New Zealand, alongside the Cook Islands and Niue (both in free association with New Zealand), French Polynesia (an overseas country of France) and American Samoa (a United States territory); its peoples share related Polynesian languages and cultural traditions distinct from Melanesia and Micronesia, Oceania's other two major cultural subregions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km)The source states a range of 300,000 to 310,000 sq km depending on which islands are counted; 305,000 is the range midpoint, not a single stated total. Population2021 figure. FAQs
Which islands count as Polynesia and what is the Polynesian Triangle?
The islands inside a triangle drawn between Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island, with a few Polynesian-inhabited islands outside it.
Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle, although some islands inhabited by Polynesians are situated outside that area. The triangle is drawn on the map by connecting three points: Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island.
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Kiribati, Countries Spans the Polynesia sub-region (the Phoenix and Line Islands, including Kiritimati).
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Samoans or Samoan people are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language.
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The Central Pacific languages, also known as Fijian–Polynesian languages, are a branch of the Oceanic languages spoken in Fiji and Polynesia.
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The Oceanic languages are a branch of the Austronesian languages comprising some 450 languages spoken in Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
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While half of them are spoken in geographical Polynesia (the Polynesian triangle), the other half – known as Polynesian outliers – are spoken in other parts of the Pacific: from Micronesia to atolls scattered in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.
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1. Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGeography section
It consists of approximately 300,000 to 310,000 square kilometres (117,000 to 118,000 sq mi) of land.
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Population (2021) Total: 7,658,846
Introduction
Polynesia (UK: POL-in-EE-zee-ə, US: -EE-zhə) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
Associated With: The Pacific Ocean, Lead section
made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
Shaped By: Volcanism, Formation statement for target 23656
Most Polynesian islands and archipelagos, including the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, are composed of volcanic islands built by hotspots (volcanoes).
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Samoa, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
Associated With: Tonga, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
Associated With: Tuvalu, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Hawaii, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Hawaii, Lead section
the state is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania
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