East Polynesia
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East Polynesia is a subregion of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean encompassing island groups such as Hawaiʻi, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and the Society Islands, known as a major center of Polynesian culture and migration.
Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
region of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ subregion of Polynesia ⓘ |
| contains |
eastern apex of the Polynesian Triangle
ⓘ
northern apex of the Polynesian Triangle ⓘ southeastern apex of the Polynesian Triangle ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith |
Lapita cultural complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesian migration NERFINISHED ⓘ wayfinding using stars and ocean swells ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subtropical climate
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tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasColonialHistoryWith |
Chile
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Polynesian wayfinding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
double-hulled voyaging canoes ⓘ hula ⓘ ori Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ outrigger canoe building ⓘ tatau (tattooing) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSymbol |
moai statues
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petroglyphs ⓘ stone ahu platforms (Rapa Nui) ⓘ tiki figures ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ pearl farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral atolls
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fringing reefs ⓘ volcanic high islands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Cook Islands Māori
NERFINISHED
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Hawaiian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangarevan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapa Nui language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahitian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuamotuan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Polynesian religion ⓘ |
| hasModernPoliticalEntity |
Cook Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easter Island commune NERFINISHED ⓘ French Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Niue NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitcairn Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anaa
NERFINISHED
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Anaa Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Austral Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Bora Bora NERFINISHED ⓘ Cook Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Easter Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatu Hiva NERFINISHED ⓘ French Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gambier Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiva Oa NERFINISHED ⓘ Huahine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeward Islands (Society Islands) NERFINISHED ⓘ Makatea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangareva NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangareva Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesas Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorea NERFINISHED ⓘ Niue NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuku Hiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitcairn Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Pukapuka (Tuamotu) NERFINISHED ⓘ Raiatea NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapa Iti NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapa Nui NERFINISHED ⓘ Rarotonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Society Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuamotu Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubuai Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Windward Islands (Society Islands) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySettledBy |
Austronesian-speaking peoples
ⓘ
Polynesians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Polynesian cultural traditions
ⓘ
Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynesian navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeological sites of early Polynesian settlement ⓘ long-distance oceanic voyaging ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
French Polynesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesian Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oceania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfIntensiveSettlement | approximately 900–1300 CE ⓘ |
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