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Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered across the central and southern Pacific Ocean. It is conventionally bounded by the "Polynesian Triangle," whose three corners are Hawaii in the north, New Zealand in the southwest and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the southeast. Its sovereign states and territories include Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and New Zealand, alongside the Cook Islands and Niue (both in free association with New Zealand), French Polynesia (an overseas country of France) and American Samoa (a United States territory); its peoples share related Polynesian languages and cultural traditions distinct from Melanesia and Micronesia, Oceania's other two major cultural subregions.
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Area (sq km)The source states a range of 300,000 to 310,000 sq km depending on which islands are counted; 305,000 is the range midpoint, not a single stated total. Population2021 figure. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Kiribati, Countries Spans the Polynesia sub-region (the Phoenix and Line Islands, including Kiritimati).
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1. Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
1. Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGeography sectionQuote, Geography section
It consists of approximately 300,000 to 310,000 square kilometres (117,000 to 118,000 sq mi) of land.
1. Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfoboxQuote, Infobox
Population (2021) Total: 7,658,846
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Samoa, Oceania subregions, Polynesia listQuote, Associated With: Samoa, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Tonga, Oceania subregions, Polynesia listQuote, Associated With: Tonga, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Tuvalu, Oceania subregions, Polynesia listQuote, Associated With: Tuvalu, Oceania subregions, Polynesia list
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Islands
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