Polynesian navigation
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Polynesian navigation is an indigenous seafaring system that uses stars, swells, winds, wildlife, and other natural cues—without instruments—to voyage across vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous knowledge system
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional navigation system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Austronesian expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boatTypeUsed |
double-hulled canoe
ⓘ
outrigger canoe ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
dead reckoning
ⓘ
etak (reference island) system ⓘ star compass ⓘ wayfinding ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
revival of indigenous knowledge
ⓘ
symbol of Polynesian identity ⓘ |
| developedBy | Polynesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotUse |
GPS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
magnetic compass ⓘ sextant ⓘ |
| enables |
long-distance ocean voyaging
ⓘ
settlement of remote Pacific islands ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Melanesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynesian Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-European contact Pacific ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary wayfinding education ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
settlement of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
ⓘ
settlement of Hawaiʻi ⓘ settlement of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernRevival | 20th century Polynesian Voyaging Society initiatives ⓘ |
| notablePractitioner |
Mau Piailug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nainoa Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVessel |
Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe
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Hōkūleʻa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Polynesian voyaging societies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
master navigators ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | anthropologists as sophisticated non-instrument navigation ⓘ |
| reliesOn |
memorized star paths
ⓘ
mental charts of islands and swells ⓘ observation and experience ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| uses |
bird flight patterns
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cloud formations ⓘ moon position ⓘ ocean swells ⓘ sea color ⓘ smell of land and vegetation ⓘ stars ⓘ sun position ⓘ wave reflection from islands ⓘ wildlife behavior ⓘ winds ⓘ |
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