Polynesia
Polynesia (Graece: πολύς 'multi' + νῆσος 'insula') est vasta regio Oceanica, quae plusquam mille insularum in Oceano Pacifico Medio et Australi amplectitur.

Definitio
Polynesia universe consistit in insulis intus in Triangulo Polynesio. Terminus Polynesia abs Carolo de Brosses anno 1756 primum adhibitus est.

Culturae Polynesiae
Polynesia in duas distinctas classes culturales divitur: Polynesiam Orientalem et Polynesiam Occidentalem.

Circuli insularum
Hic sunt insulae et greges insularum, aut civitates sui iuris aut territoria subnationalis, qui vernacularem culturam Polynesiam exhibent.

Polynesia Occidentalis
Niue, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
Samoa, civitas libera
Samoa Americana, territorium CFA
Tokelau, dependentia Novae Zelandiae 
Tonga, regnum liberum 
Tuvalu, civitas libera 
Uvea et Futuna, territorium Franciae

Disiunctae Polynesiae Occidentalis culturae
Anuta, insula in Insulis Salomonis
Bellona, insula in Insulis Salomonis
Emae, in Vanuatu 
Kapingamarangi, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus 
Luangiua, atollum in Insulis Salomonis 
Mele-Fila: Mele, vicus, et Fila, insula, in Vanuatu 
Nuguria, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea 
Nukumanu, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea 
Nukuoro, insula in Foederatis Micronesiae Civitatibus 
Pileni, insula in Insulis Salomonis
Rennell, insula in Insulis Salomonis
Rotuma, insula in Vitiis 
Sikaiana, atollum in Insulis Salomonis
Taku, atollum in Papua Nova Guinea 
Tikopia, insula in Papua Nova Guinea

Polynesia Orientalis 
Havaiʻi, civitas Foederatarum Americae Civitatum 
Insulae Cook, civitas libera cum Nova Zelandia libere associata
Pitcairn Insulae, territorium Britannicum
Polynesia Francica, territorium Francicum 
Rapanui, pars Tziliae

Dioecesis Polynesiae
Index Polynesiorum notabilium
Linguae Polynesiae
Mythologia Polynesia
Societas Polynesia
Societas pro Navigatione Polynesia

Fontes
Finney, Ben R. 1963, 1976. New, Non-Armchair Research. In Pacific Navigation and Voyaging, ed. Ben R. Finney. The Polynesian Society.
Finney, Ben R., ed. 1976. Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
Lewis, David. 1976. A Return Voyage Between Puluwat and Saipan Using Micronesian Navigational Techniques. In Ben R. Finney (1963), Pacific Navigation and Voyaging. The Polynesian Society.
Sharp, Andrew. 1963. Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia. Longman Paul.
Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes." Current Biology 10:1237–1246
Kayser, M., S. Brauer, G. Weiss, P. A. Underhill, L. Roewer, L., W. Schiefenhšfel, et M. Stoneking. 2000. "Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes (correction)." Current Biology 11:1–2.

Nexus externi

Ordinator Pacifici Austrakis, www.southpacific.org
Historia Insulae Rapanui in pittaciis cursualibus illustrata, www.jeanhervedaude.com
Tabula Pacifici Australis, www.mapsouthpacific.com

Polynesia