POLYNESIA
Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania encompassing a large triangular area of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, with Hawaii at its northern point, New Zealand at its southwestern point, and Easter Island at its southeastern point. The region was settled by Austronesian-speaking peoples in a series of remarkable open-ocean voyages using sophisticated navigational techniques based on star positions, ocean currents, and wave patterns, representing one of the most expansive human migrations in prehistory.
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