habitable world. When the first Europeans arrived to Polynesia in the 1800s, they found the islands already settled. This aroused interest and speculation about the origins of Polynesia, and a debate among scholars, scientist and others concerning this historical aspect of the Pacific continues today. Evidence from the past remains fragmentary, thus many different theories have arisen and are being contested today regarding the origins of the Polynesia Islands. Although there is no definite evidence
break. Don't you think? Well, today I will talk about this possible destination which is Tahiti the main island in French Polynesia, its friendly population, and what a tourist can do to enjoy his trip there. Body I/ First, let see where Tahiti and her islands are located compared to the rest of the world. Tahiti and her islands are officially known as French Polynesia. (Which island in Tahiti?). They are located in the middle of an imaginary triangle which starts with Hawaii in the north
Spread across nearly 2,000,000 square miles of the South Pacific, in an area as large as the continent of Europe, lies the Territory of French Polynesia and its principal island, Tahiti. Settlers from Southeast Asia are thought to have first arrived in the Marquesas Islands, in the northeastern part of what is today called French Polynesia, around 300 AD and in the Society Islands, including Tahiti, to the west by about 800 AD. Prior to the first European contact, the islands were ruled by a hierarchy
Polynesia consists of thousands of islands located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is inhabited by indigenous tribes that rely on their cultural traditions as well as religious beliefs to accomplish their daily responsibilities. Western societies outside of Polynesia have recently come into contact with them in order to modernize the fragile region and make a profit. As a result of this acculturation, the negative consequences brought upon them changed the health and culture of the
Polynesia is a portion of Oceana made up of 1,000+ islands. They are dispersed across the middle and lower portion of the Pacific Ocean. Polynesia consists of well-known Islands such as Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. These Islands are also the islands that create the Polynesian Triangle which outlines the area defined as Polynesia. Other Islands located inside the triangle include Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Wallis, Futuna, Niue, Tuvalu, and French Polynesia. The settlements of
the journey of who first discovered, explored and settled the pacific island. The Pacific Ocean which is the largest ocean in the earth, covering 165.2 million square km. larger than all the lands combined. “over 1000 years ago, the islands of Polynesia were explored and settled by the navigators who used only the waves, the stars and the flights of birds for guidance” (Irwin, 1987). Hence, looking at the world’s maritime history, it can be said that the most successful navigators and the successful
The expansion of Polynesia across the Pacific occurred a long time ago, which historians believe took more than over 2000 years for Polynesian expansion to arise and cover a massive amount of the Pacific region. The arrival of first Polynesians in New Zealand, were from the South Pacific and were the first to discover the subcontinent of New Zealand. Polynesian explorers had settled into New Zealand by the thirteenth century, arriving during the year approximately 1280. Most of the Polynesian settlement
The culture and structure of life in the Pacific region, or Oceania, has always been fascinating to me. There are so many things to know and learn about the Pacific Islands and their way of life. In this paper I will look deeper into the culture and describe ways in which this culture has, and continues to, survive. In doing this I will examine this particular cultures society, family structure, life ways, unique and indigenous ways, history, future, and changing factors that effect their way of
to sight the island directly. Even though, Thompson had doubts about reaching Rapa Nui it took eight days for the Hokule’a to reach Rapa Nui from Pitcairn. With this voyage to Rapa Nui, the Hokule’a, using only traditional navigation, connected Polynesia with its
trying to prove his hypothesis true. To prove that Polynesians could have originated from South America, Heyerdahl built and sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a man-made raft from South America to Polynesia. Though there had already been a widely accepted theory on how the Polynesians had arrived in Polynesia, Thor Heyerdahl dared to test this theory, backed by his many years of research. Originally, it was thought that the Polynesians had arrived by canoe from Asia. This had been the accepted belief
there naturally from generation to generation, but finally decided that the ability of human understanding is powerless to comprehend how these people ever reached the island. Another view was by Andrew Sharp, his hypothesis states "the islands of Polynesia had been settled accidentally by hapless canoe voyages driven randomly across the sea by stormy westerly winds. Wherever one of these lost canoes, or others containing people forced to flee their home islands because of war, famine or overpopulation
build a sailing canoe just like the ones his ancestors sailed (“The Story of Hokulea”). Responsible for being the cornerstone of Polynesian culture, the Hokulea has evolved over many years and has helped revive a heritage that was almost lost. Polynesia was a massive country forming a triangle
islanders wore huge disks in there earlobes they wore a lot of tattoos and worshipped the huge statues. According to Heyerdahl, Easter Island was settled periodically over certain amount of years by at least two cultures. They were cultures such as Polynesia and another from South America. There is also a third story about a Spanish ship. The ship, San Lesmems, went missing near Tahiti. The legend is that ... ... middle of paper ... ...spread, self-reliant feudal divisions throughout Europe, made
Samoa is located in the Oceania, which is a region that has more than thousands of islands all over the central pacific ocean. The Oceania is controlled by Australia. Oceania is divided into three different levels High Island, continental islands, and Low Island. The islands have different features the continental has many of the physical features, but the low and high islands barely have and physical geography. Samoa has nine islands, the biggest is Savaii the second largest is Upolu. The islands
The Lapita culture became the focal point of the colonization of the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of Melanesia (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow 142). A major component of the Lapita culture was navigation of the sea which was facilitated by the development of large sail and paddle driven canoes (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and
Customs Tipping is optional in French Polynesia; it is not required nor expected. Usually, people do not tip others unless you/they have received a superb amount of excellence in service (though most will not accept it but the fact that some restaurants will have it written in the bill on whether tips are welcomed or not). There are also many churches in French Polynesia, but there are no cemeteries. When one passes away, they bury the deceased on their lawn, as you can often see a small, concrete
Hawaiian Navigation How did the Polynesians find their way to Hawaii, over two thousand miles from any other land? Was it over population at home, or political turmoil? Whatever reason for leaving these people used amazing knowledge and skill of the ocean and of the sky to navigate them to this new land. They faced the unknown and braved into the wide-open ocean for long periods of time. The real focus in this paper is on the navigation techniques that they used in these voyages throughout
The Different Theories of Easter Island’s Collapse Easter Island, or as some would call it “Rapa Nui,” was one of the most isolated islands in the world that was inhabited by humans. The island does not have a lot of wood and other resources and yet, when the first travelers discovered the island, it was full of huge carved stones statues. Around the twentieth century they discovered that when the first settlers came to the island, it was rich with resources and bountiful land. The first settlers
Stony sentry’s, carved years ago by Polynesian craftsmen, gaze over one of the most remote places in the world. With their land enlarged by overuse, islanders now draw on a revival of their culture to attract visitors. I intend to tell about this small island off the coast of Chile named Easter Island. Easter Island, submerged volcanic mountain range in the eastern Pacific Ocean, is located 500 miles South of the Tropic of Capricorn, and 2,200 miles West of Chile. This area is located were it is
Comparing Data As a piece of Statistics coursework, I have decided to compare two items of data, in order to prove, or disprove my theory: "A country's position in the Commonwealth games varies accordingly to that country's population size." My theory is that a country's position in something such as the Olympics or Commonwealth Games is proportional to that country's population size. I say this because I believe that if a country has a large population, there will be more potential