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The Pacific Ocean, showing Remote Oceania

Description:
Around 1100 BCE, Lapita people embarked on one of the greatest oceanic migrations. They sailed east from Near Oceania, covering stretches of up to 850 kilometres, to settle the continental islands of Remote Oceania. This region includes Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. The islands ...
Location:
Fiji
Format:
StillImage
Collections:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Contributors:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Publisher:
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga
Content partner:
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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