a region of the Pacific Ocean containing many islands, including Hawaii, Tahiti, and New Zealand
from Greek 'poly' (many) + 'nesos' (island), coined by French explorer Charles de Brosses in 1756
Polynesian navigators were the ultimate GPS system - they could sail thousands of miles across open ocean using just stars, waves, and bird flight patterns!
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