Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand are the three vertices of a hypothetical triangle used to designate what geographic region/area?
Polynesian Triangle Polynesian Triangle The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean with three island groups at its corners: Hawaii (formerly "the Sandwich Islands"), Easter Island ("Rapa Nui") and New Zealand ("Aotearoa"). It is often used as a simple way to define Polynesia. Outside the triangle, there are traces of Polynesian settlement as far north as Necker Island ("Mokumanamana"), as far east as Salas y Gómez Island ("Motu Motiro Hiva"), and as far south as Enderby Island ("Motu Maha"). There was also once Polynesian settlement on Norfolk Island and Kermadec Island ("Rangitahua"). However, by the time the Europeans first arrived,
History of the Pacific Islands to today's modern interpretation of what their culture might have been. It should also be mentioned that the Chamorros on Guam view their culture & language differently than the Chamorros on the Northern Mariana Islands. Hawaiian history is inextricably tied into a larger Polynesian phenomenon. Hawaii is the apex of the Polynesian Triangle, a region of the Pacific Ocean anchored by three island groups: Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The many island cultures within the Polynesian Triangle share similar languages derived from a proto-Malayo-Polynesian language used in Southeast Asia 5,000 years ago. Polynesians also share cultural