Geography Islands

Where in the world is Polynesia?

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Correct answer

Pacific Ocean

Explanation

Polynesia is a large group of islands, comprising 1000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. Polynesia has a triangular shape, where its corners are Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island. Other main island groups are Samoa, Tonga and French Polynesia. There are various theories as to how humans have spread all across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia over the last 2-3000 years.

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Question added 2010-08-07