Polynesia

Polynesia (Graece: πολύς 'multi' + νῆσος 'insula') est vasta regio Oceanica, quae plusquam mille insularum in Oceano Pacifico Medio et Australi amplectitur.

Polynesia universe consistit in insulis intus in Triangulo Polynesio. Terminus Polynesia abs Carolo de Brosses anno 1756 primum adhibitus est.

Polynesia in duas distinctas classes culturales divitur: Polynesiam Orientalem et Polynesiam Occidentalem.

Hic sunt insulae et greges insularum, aut civitates sui iuris aut territoria subnationalis, qui vernacularem culturam Polynesiam exhibent.

• Niue, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
• Samoa, civitas libera
• Samoa Americana, territorium CFA
• Tokelau, dependentia Novae Zelandiae
• Tonga, regnum liberum
• Tuvalu, civitas libera
• Uvea et Futuna, territorium Franciae

• Anuta, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Bellona, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Emae, in Vanuatu
• Kapingamarangi, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus
• Luangiua, atollum in Insulis Salomonis
• Mele-Fila: Mele, vicus, et Fila, insula, in Vanuatu
• Nuguria, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Nukumanu, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Nukuoro, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus
• Pileni, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Rennell, insula in Insulis Salomonis
• Rotuma, insula in Vitiis
• Sikaiana, atollum in Insulis Salomonis
• Taku, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea
• Tikopia, insula in Papua Nova Guinea

• Havaiʻi, civitas Foederatarum Americae Civitatum
• Insulae Cook, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
• Pitcairn Insulae, territorium Britannicum
• Polynesia Francica, territorium Francicum
• Rapanui, pars Tziliae

• Dioecesis Polynesiae
• Index Polynesiorum notabilium
• Linguae Polynesiae
• Mythologia Polynesia
• Societas Polynesia
• Societas pro Navigatione Polynesia

• Finney, Ben R. 1963, 1976. New, Non-Armchair Research. In Pacific Navigation and Voyaging, ed. Ben R. Finney. The Polynesian Society.
• Finney, Ben R., ed. 1976. Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
• Lewis, David. 1976. A Return Voyage Between Puluwat and Saipan Using Micronesian Navigational Techniques. In Ben R. Finney (1963), Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
• Sharp, Andrew. 1963. Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia. Longman Paul.
• Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes." Current Biology 10:1237–1246
• Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, L., W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes (correction)." Current Biology 11:1–2.

Vide Polynesia in Victionario.

• Ordinator Pacifici Austrakis, www.southpacific.org
• Historia Insulae Rapanui in pittaciis cursualibus illustrata, www.jeanhervedaude.com
• Tabula Pacifici Australis, www.mapsouthpacific.com