Polynesian Triangle: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean anchored by three island groups: Hawai'i, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The many island cultures within the Polynesian Triangle share a similar proto-Malayo-Polynesian language used in Southeast Asia 5000 years ago. Polynesians also share identical cultural traditions, arts, religion, sciences. Anthropologists believe that all Polynesians are related to a single proto-culture established in the South Pacific by migrant Malayo people.

The eight main Polynesian cultures are from:

• Aotearoa
• Fiji
• Hawai'i
• Rapa Nui
• Marquesas
• Samoa
• Tahiti
• Tonga