Polynesia

are believed to have discovered and settled in the region commonly referred to as Polynesia triangle, little is known about their navigation skills (Evans 22). They are believed to have navigated through the deep, dangerous, and open waters of the Pacific before discovering and settling in the modern-day Hawaii, Marquesas Islands, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Eastern Australia. Technically, the Polynesia navigation is the navigation system that was used by the Polynesians in making…

The Mysteries of the Easter Island Statues Explorers in the 18th century hoped to find something monumental, perhaps outlandish. When sailors made landfall on a tiny remote island, they found much more than they could have imagined: a land with a mysterious past and monumental statues that seemed far beyond their imaginations. Rapa Nui, or Easter Island as it was to become known, is the Polynesian island found in the southeast Pacific Ocean. Easter Island is considered to be one of the…

The Island of Rapa Nui, or known as Easter Island, is a small island located the south-easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle, which is comprised of Hawai’I, Aukland Island and Rapa Nui (Hamilton,). Hamilton states that the island was initially inhabited Polynesians, who were sailing eastward. However, it is debated specifically where these Polynesians came from, and furthermore, it is disputed when Rapa Nui was colonized. Initially, through glottochronology, dated stratified finds and…

Easter Island was remote speck of land. A forested island with an ample supply of fruits, nuts, and small animals. This was until humans started to use up all of the islands resources. This island was great for settlers who wanted to start a new colony. But, with a rising population it confronts shrinking resources. Destruction of the forest resulted in extinction of many exotic animals and birds. Humans were destroying this diverse forest by using all of its resources. Before human…

The polynesian people are a very unique culture compared to people of different countries. Their pride of their culture, beliefs, language, and traditions are apart of their history and love within their land. The polynesian natives are very proud to be able to carry on wonderful traditions to their visitors and people that live on the land to show how much they respect their island they call home. Adding on to their beliefs and traditions among the culture is about the polynesian history. This…

A study into the sexual dimorphism of head length in comparison to body length in the male and female Tenerife Lizard Gallotia galloti Introduction The Canary Islands archipelago is comprised a chain of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The largest of these islands being Tenerife with an area of 2,058km2and is located 270km of the coast of northwest Africa (Thorpe and Baez, 1987). The Tenerife lizard Gallotia galloti are an endemic species to the Canary Islands (Bohórquez-Alonso et al.,…

This paper is about the Chile and Easter Island.The Easter Island is right off the west coast of Chile.It is 2,700 km or 2,300 miles. This island is very isolated and inhabited with only 5,761 people living there(in 2012). The area of this island is 63.17 mi2. Easter Island’s capital is Hanga Roa. This island is famed for the wonderful archaeological sites with around 900 monumental statues. These statues were made between the 10th -16th century, They are called moai, having large heads and…

The Easter Island or Isla de Pascua covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean 2,300 miles from Chiles west coast. It currently has 887 still existing statues averaging 13 feet tall carved out of tuff which is the light, porous rock formed by consolidated volcanic ash on the island which proved that there was a rich culture among the settlers which first discovered it. These staues were placed on ceremonial stone platforms called ahus however till this day there is no information…

France is one of the few countries of the world which still has its different departments that are spread across the world. French Polynesia is one of such French colonial regions. It is present in the Tahitian region and lies in the south of the Pacific Ocean. It is termed as an overseas country in French and consists of 118 separate islands. French Polynesia is quite spread out and its outlying islands are separated by a distance of over two thousand kilometers. The total are of the region is…

Weston C. Hargis Dr. Brad Barry English 2010 30 November 2016 The Collapse of Easter Island Every year, hundreds of tourist travel across the Pacific Ocean to visit a small, barren grass island. They do not travel to see grass they travel such a far distance to get a closer look at the giant stone-heads, call moai. These mysterious moai made by the ancient Rapanuian people hold a similar fascination like the Stone Hinge in England. They beg the questions when, how, why, and who? History teaches…