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Geographic Locations > Islands > Pacific Islands > Polynesia
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > Pacific Islands > Polynesia
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > Pacific Islands > Polynesia
Geographic Locations > Oceania > Australasia > Pacific Islands > Polynesia

Preferred term

Polynesia  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Cook Islands
  • Easter Island
  • French Polynesia
  • Niue
  • Tahiti
  • Tokelau
  • Tokelau Islands
  • Wake Island
  • Wallis and Futuna Islands

Note

  • a group of islands in the central Pacific

Scope note

  • The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426)

History note

  • 68; EASTER ISLAND was see CHILE 1975-77

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011114

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