What is the Polynesian triangle?

The Polynesian triangle is a large imaginary triangle in the Pacific Ocean, which includes over 1000 islands. Its peaks include the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and Rapa Nui. In the Polynesian triangle, the area is known as Polynesia ("many islands"), composed of seven primary cultures: New Zealand, Hawai'i, Rapa Nui, Marquesas, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The native languages ​​in the Polynesian triangle are known as the Malayo-Polyne subgroup of the Linguist languages. This language group comes from the prot-Austranean language, which was spoken in Southeast Asia 5000 years ago.

The Polynesian triangle is one of the last areas on the ground that would be colonized by humans. The colonization began about 1600-1200 BCE and was not completed up to 1000 NL. It started from the Bismarck archipelago, near the New Guinea, which was connected with the land bridge during the last ice age, which ended 10,000 years ago. Starting with 1600 - 1200 BCE and Ovstovka years, culture lapita thatLA in the Bismarck archipelago, spread east to Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Along the way, a complicated culture has developed. Approximately 300 BCE these people spread to Cook Islands, Tuamotus, Tahiti and Marquesas Islands. Between 300 and 1200 NL they discovered polyneans and settled Rapa Nui. In 500 NL they reached Hawaii and in 1000 NL in New Zealand.

Outrigger Canoe is often cited as a technological innovation that allowed a long distance between the islands. Despite this, the Pacific Ocean covers almost half of the country, and most of the islands are separated by large ocean expansion.

Today, the Polynesian triangle is known to many inhabitants of the West as a popular tourist place. New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands are the only Polynesian islands large enough to have atypical island features. New Zealand has a population of about 4.2 million, while Hawaii has a population of 1.1 million. Present togetherMore than 90% of the total Polynesia population.