The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...

Those that Credit: public domain The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high islands and atolls they found in the sea, did the ocean-oriented Polynesian culture take on its classic form.

The geography of French Polynesia is diverse, with mountainous volcanic islands covered in tropical rainforests and coral atolls surrounded by turquoise lagoons.

Early Polynesian settlers had many motivations for seeking new islands across perilous oceans. It's clear that they were willing to risk their lives to find undiscovered lands. Hotu Matu'a and his ...

(In Polynesian mythology ... Ra'iātea offers an abundance of outdoor activities — both on land and in the ocean — some of ...