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Also known as Polynesian Triangle

Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in common, including linguistic relations, cultural practices, and traditional beliefs.

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Polynesia is a vast region in the Pacific Ocean comprising over 1,000 islands spread across the central and southern waters, inhabited by indigenous people called Polynesians. These island communities share important connections through their languages, cultures, and traditional beliefs, which link them together as a distinct people despite their geographic separation.

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Settlement.name: Polynesia
Settlement.image_map: Map OC-Polynesia.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Largest cities
Settlement.population_total: 765,884,6
Settlement.population_demonym: Polynesians
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Other information
Settlement.blank1_name_sec1: Countries
Settlement.blank2_name_sec1: Dependencies

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Research

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Ciguatera poisoning in French Polynesia: A review of the distribution and toxicity of Gambierdiscus spp., and related impacts on food web components and human health.ReviewHarmful algae · 2023Chinain M, Gatti Howell C, Roué M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2023.102525
Exploring Intimate Partner Violence in Polynesia: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2020Heard E, Fitzgerald L, Whittaker M et al.DOI: 10.1177/1524838018795504
Zika virus in French Polynesia 2013-14: anatomy of a completed outbreak.ReviewThe Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2018Musso D, Bossin H, Mallet HP et al.DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30446-2
Specific aspects of bariatric surgery in French Polynesia.American journal of surgery · 2020Massalou D, Senni-Buratti M, Bentellis I et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.029
[Transidentity in Polynesia, history and evolution].Medecine sciences : M/S · 2023Tcherkézoff SDOI: 10.1051/medsci/2023013
[OverView of infectious and non-infectious diseases in French Polynesia in 2025].ReviewMedecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2025Oehler E, Mayan R, Lastère S et al.DOI: 10.48327/mtsi.v5i3.2025.714
Reconstructing long-term dengue virus immunity in French Polynesia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Nemoto T, Aubry M, Teissier Y et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010367
Calcareous sponges from the French Polynesia (Porifera: Calcarea).Zootaxa · 2020Klautau M, Lopes MV, Debitus CDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.3

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