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2 days ago · French Polynesia appeared in the world music scene in 1992, recorded by French musicologist Pascal Nabet-Meyer with the release of The Tahitian Choir's recordings of unaccompanied vocal Christian music called himene tārava.
- Coat of Arms
Adopted 23 November 1984 by the Assembly of French...
- Tuamotus
They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world,...
- Society Islands
The Society Islands (French: Îles de la Société, officially...
- Demographics of French Polynesia
Toggle CIA World Factbook demographic statistics subsection....
- Overseas Country of France
Overseas country (French: Pays d'outre-mer) is the...
- Flag of French Polynesia
Description. Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white...
- Bora Bora
Bora Bora (French: Bora-Bora; Tahitian: Pora Pora) is an...
- Ella Koon
Biography. Ella Koon was born in the French Polynesian...
- Assembly of French Polynesia
The Assembly of French Polynesia (French: Assemblée de la...
- Coat of Arms
2 days ago · Map of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between American Samoa and French Polynesia. There are 15 major islands spread over 2,200,000 km 2 (850,000 sq mi) of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls.
3 days ago · Cook Islands history told through dance and music. The traditional inhabitants of today’s Cook Islands are related to their Polynesians cousins from the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) who immigrated fourteen hundred years ago.
4 days ago · This map illustrates the three dominant cultures in Oceania, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, and which islands occupy each region. This map successfully highlights the number of island nations/cultures and the overall size of Oceania.
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3 days ago · New Zealand, island country in the South Pacific Ocean, the southwesternmost part of Polynesia. The country comprises two main islands—the North and South islands—and a number of small islands, some of them hundreds of miles from the main group.
4 days ago · Oceania has traditionally been divided into four parts: Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. As recently as 33,000 years ago no human beings lived in the region, except in Australasia.
3 days ago · Tonga, a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean consisting of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Ha‘apai in the centre, and Vava‘u in the north.The capital, Nuku‘alofa, is on the island of Tongatapu. Read here to learn more about Tonga.
