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Modern archeology, anthropology and linguistic studies confirm widespread Tongan cultural influence ranging widely through East 'Uvea, Rotuma, Futuna, Samoa and Niue, parts of Micronesia (Kiribati, Pohnpei), Vanuatu, and New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and while some academics prefer the term
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in Alaska. In a single visit, Cook charted the majority of the North American north-west coastline on world maps for the first time, determined the extent of Alaska, and closed the gaps in Russian (from the West) and Spanish (from the South) exploratory probes of the Northern limits of the Pacific.
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Moreover, a recent study which included radiocarbon dates from what is thought to be very early material suggests that the island was settled as recently as 1200 CE. This seems to be supported by a 2006 study of the island's deforestation, which could have started around the same time. A large, now
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in the Tuamotu Archipelago was selected as the new testing site. Moruroa atoll became notorious as a site of French nuclear testing, primarily because tests were carried out there after most Pacific testing had ceased. These tests were opposed by most other nations in Oceania. The last atmospheric
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interbred in Asia with these humans. He has found that people of New Guinea share 4–6% of their genome with the Denisovans, indicating this exchange. The Denisovans are considered cousin to the Neanderthals; both groups are now understood to have migrated out of Africa, with the Neanderthals going
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The study found a high rate of genetic differentiation and diversity among the groups living within the Melanesian islands, with the peoples distinguished by island, language, topography, and geography among the islands. Such diversity developed over their tens of thousands of years of settlement
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attempted to introduce a series of bills which would have, amongst other things, pardoned those involved in the 2000 coup. Bainimarama, concerned that the legal and racial injustices of the previous coups would be perpetuated, staged his own coup. It was internationally condemned, and Fiji again
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In 1940 the administration of French Polynesia recognized the Free French Forces and many Polynesians served in World War II. Unknown at the time to French and Polynesians, the Konoe Cabinet in Imperial Japan on 16 September 1940 included French Polynesia among the many territories which were to
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Micronesia began to be settled several millennia ago, although there are competing theories about the origin and arrival of the first settlers. There are numerous difficulties with conducting archaeological excavations in the islands, due to their size, settlement patterns and storm damage. As a
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again. On his first voyage, Cook had demonstrated by circumnavigating New Zealand that it was not attached to a larger landmass to the south. Although he charted almost the entire eastern coastline of Australia, showing it to be continental in size, the Terra Australis was believed by the Royal
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are descriptions sometimes given to Tongan expansionism and projected hegemony dating back to 950 CE, but at its peak during the period 1200–1500. While modern researchers and cultural experts attest to widespread Tongan influence and evidences of transoceanic trade and exchange of material and
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After the fall of Toma, only minor German forces were left in New Guinea and these generally capitulated once met by Australian forces. In December 1914, one German officer near Angorum attempted resist the occupation with thirty native police but his force deserted him after they fired on an
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in 2008; based on genome scans and evaluation of more than 800 genetic markers among a wide variety of Pacific peoples, it found that neither Polynesians nor Micronesians have much genetic relation to Melanesians. Both groups are strongly related genetically to East Asians, particularly
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The first settlements in Fiji were started by voyaging traders and settlers from the west about 5000 years ago. Lapita pottery shards have been found at numerous excavations around the country. Aspects of Fijian culture are similar to the Melanesian culture of the western
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Cook then voyaged west, reaching the south-eastern coast of Australia on 19 April 1770, and in doing so his expedition became the first recorded Europeans to have encountered its eastern coastline. On 23 April he made his first recorded direct observation of
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by some Hawaiians who treated Cook as an incarnation of Lono. Though this view was first suggested by members of Cook's expedition, the idea that any Hawaiians understood Cook to be Lono, and the evidence presented in support of it, were challenged in 1992.
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The esteem which the islanders nevertheless held for Cook caused them to retain his body. Following their practice of the time, they prepared his body with funerary rituals usually reserved for the chiefs and highest elders of the society. The body was
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Samoa became the first pacific nation to gain independence in 1962. Nauru became second in 1968, followed by Fiji and Tonga in 1970 and numerous other nations in the 1970s and 1980s. The South Pacific Forum was founded in 1971, which became the
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Slow Boat model: Similar to the express-train model but with a longer hiatus in Melanesia along with admixture (genetically, culturally and linguistically) with the local population. This is supported by the Y-chromosome data of Kayser
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but have a stronger connection to the older Polynesian cultures. Stretching across 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from east to west, Fiji has been a nation of many languages. Fiji's history was one of settlement but also of mobility.
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In sight of Port Moresby itself, the Japanese began to run out of momentum against the Australians who began to receive further reinforcements. Having outrun their supply lines and following the reverses suffered by the Japanese at
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Atoll were forced to abandon their island. Three years later the islanders were allowed to return, but suffered abnormally high levels of cancer. They were evacuated again in 1985 and in 1996 given $ 45 million in compensation.
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between warring tribes were quite rampant and very much part of everyday life. In later centuries, the reputation of the cannibal lifestyle deterred European sailors from going near Fijian waters, and Fiji acquired the name
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at 900 BCE, the small differences in dates with Samoa being due to differences in radiocarbon-dating technologies between 1989 and 2010, the Tongan site apparently predating the Samoan site by some few decades in real time.
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for repairs. Tensions rose, and a number of quarrels broke out between the Europeans and Hawaiians. On 14 February 1779, at Kealakekua Bay, some Hawaiians took one of Cook's small boats. As thefts were quite common in
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On 1 May 1979, in recognition of the evolving political status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognized the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the
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In 1946, French Polynesians were granted French citizenship and the islands' status was changed to an overseas territory; the islands' name was changed in 1957 to Polynésie Française (French Polynesia).
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Entangled Bank model: Emphasizes the long history of Austronesian speakers' cultural and genetic interactions with indigenous Island South-East Asians and Melanesians along the way to becoming the first
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Burley, David V.; Barton, Andrew; Dickinson, William R.; Connaughton, Sean P.; Taché, Karine (2010). "Nukuleka as a Founder Colony for West Polynesian Settlement: New Insights from Recent Excavations".
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In the archaeological record there are well-defined traces of this expansion, allowing researchers to follow and date the path it took with some certainty. It is thought that by roughly 1400 BCE,
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unsuccessfully lobbied for British protection in 1888, so in 1889 they were annexed by France. Postage stamps were first issued in the colony in 1892. The first official name for the colony was
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After some exploration, Tasman had intended to proceed in a northerly direction but as the wind was unfavourable he steered east. On 13 December they sighted land on the north-west coast of the
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as part of a strategy of isolating Australia from the United States. Initially only limited Australian forces were available to oppose them, and after making rapid progress the Japanese
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before the Polynesian ancestors ever arrived at the islands. For instance, populations developed differently in coastal areas, as opposed to those in more isolated mountainous valleys.
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was planning in South-East Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. There were simultaneous Japanese attacks on the U.S.-held
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All other German and Austrian possessions in Asia and the Pacific fell without bloodshed. Naval warfare was common; all of the colonial powers had naval squadrons stationed in the
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to supply the Japanese garrison on Guadalcanal. Of more than 36,000 Japanese on Guadalcanal, about 26,000 were killed or missing, 9,000 died of disease, and 1,000 were captured.
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become Japanese possessions in the post-war world—though in the course of the war in the Pacific the Japanese were not able to launch an actual invasion of the French islands.
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In 1852, French Polynesia was granted partial internal autonomy; in 1984, the autonomy was extended. French Polynesia became a full overseas collectivity of France in 2004.
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operating in remote locations, often on Japanese held islands, providing early warning and intelligence of Japanese naval, army and aircraft movements during the campaign.
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Additional DNA analysis has taken research into new directions, as more human species have been discovered since the late 20th century. Based on his genetic studies of the
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was settled before or around 3500 to 1000 BC, although the details of Pacific migration remain vague. It is believed that the Lapita people or the ancestors of the
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who now comprise the majority of people in China and Taiwan. There are three theories regarding the prehistoric spread of humans across the Pacific to Polynesia. Kayser
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by Professor Friedrich Ratzel, Book II, Section A, The Races of Oceania p. 165, picture of a stick chart from the Marshall Islands. MacMillan and Co., published 1896.
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Australia's first inhabitants, the Aboriginal people, are believed to have migrated from some unknown point in Asia to Australia between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago.
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became an important and bloody campaign fought in the Pacific War as the Allies began to repulse Japanese expansion. Of strategic importance during the war were the
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The first Dutch government posts were established in 1898 and in 1902: Manokwari on the north coast, Fak-Fak in the west and Merauke in the south at the border with
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The first people of the Northern Mariana Islands navigated to the islands at some period between 4000 BCE to 2000 BCE from Southeast Asia. They became known as the
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clashed with under strength Australian forces at Awala, forcing them back to Kokoda. A number of Japanese attacks were subsequently fought off by the Australian
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Archeological research has shown the Dutch had tried to land at a major agricultural area, which the Māori may have been trying to protect. Tasman named the bay
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settled there over 4,000 years ago. A decentralized chieftain-based system eventually evolved into a more centralized economic and religious culture centered on
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died of malaria. Peacekeeping troops led by Australia have been in the region since the late 1990s, and a referendum on independence will be held in the 2010s.
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Melanesians of some islands are one of the few non-European peoples, and the only dark-skinned group of people outside Australia, known to have blond hair.
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as French. In 1885, France appointed a governor and established a general council, thus giving it the proper administration for a colony. The islands of
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The Saudeleur era lasted around 500 years. Legend generally dates their downfall to the 1500s, however archaeologists date Saudeleur ruins to c. 1628.
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Rapanui's Tu'u ko Iho Versus Mangareva's 'Atu Motua. Evidence for Multiple Reanalysis and Replacement in Rapanui Settlement Traditions, Easter Island.
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The burnt out remains of Govinda's Restaurant in Suva: over 100 shops and businesses were ransacked in Suva's central business district on 19 May 2000
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Some of the most intense fighting of the Second World War occurred in the Solomons. The most significant of the Allied Forces' operations against the
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and nearby islands. Indigenous Australians migrated from Africa to Asia around 70,000 years ago and arrived in Australia around 50,000 years ago. The
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to Samoa looking for an alliance against colonial powers. It ended in suspicions from the German Navy and embarrassment for the conduct of the crew.
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Islands Tasman's ships came close to being wrecked on the dangerous reefs of the north-eastern part of the Fiji group. He charted the eastern tip of
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crossed the Pacific from Mexico to the Philippines and back, in the first transpacific trade route in history. Combined with the Spanish Atlantic or
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New Zealand and Australian military personnel boarding a Sea Hawk helicopter as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands in 2007
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and U.S. Marines and Army troops later took control of the islands from the Japanese on 3 February, following intense fighting on Kwajalein and
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by roughly 1400 BCE, reaching western Polynesian islands about 900 BCE. This theory is supported by the majority of current human genetic data,
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In 1905 the British government transferred some administrative responsibility over south-east New Guinea to Australia (which renamed the area "
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From the Sandwich Islands Cook sailed north and then north-east to explore the west coast of North America north of the Spanish settlements in
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On 24 November 1642 Abel Tasman sighted the west coast of Tasmania, north of Macquarie Harbour. He named his discovery Van Diemen's Land after
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in August 1914 by New Zealand forces. The campaign to take Samoa ended without bloodshed after over 1,000 New Zealanders landed on the German
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French Catholic missionaries arrived on Tahiti in 1834; their expulsion in 1836 caused France to send a gunboat in 1838. In 1842, Tahiti and
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arrived; they may have had some influence on the new culture, and archaeological evidence shows that Polynesians would have then moved on to
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result, much evidence is based on linguistic analysis. The earliest archaeological traces of civilization have been found on the island of
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still roamed Europe. The original inhabitants of the group of islands now named Melanesia were likely the ancestors of the present-day
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around the American continent. After dropping Omai at Tahiti, Cook travelled north and in 1778 became the first European to visit the
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The first settlers of Australia, New Guinea, and the large islands just to the east arrived between 50,000 and 30,000 years ago, when
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in 1942 and 1947 respectively, marking their legislative independence from the United Kingdom. Hawaii became a U.S. state in 1959.
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and the other islands, Cook would have taken hostages until the stolen articles were returned. He attempted to take as hostage the
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The Japanese subsequently invaded New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and other Pacific islands. The Japanese were turned back at the
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over a century earlier, in 1642). Cook mapped the complete New Zealand coastline, making only some minor errors (such as calling
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Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onwards. Portuguese navigators, between 1512 and 1526, reached the
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and on 28 November 1520 entered the ocean which he named "Pacific". The three remaining ships, led by Magellan and his captains
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into Europe, and the Denisovans heading east about 400,000 years ago. This is based on genetic evidence from a fossil found in
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After a month's stay, Cook resumed his exploration of the Northern Pacific. Shortly after leaving Hawaii Island, however, the
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as a resting place for west-bound galleons. For a long time this was the only non-coastal European settlement in the Pacific.
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found a wind system that would allow ships to sail eastward from Asia, back to the Americas. From then until 1815 the annual
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began attacking the mine in 1988, forcing its closure the following year. Further BRA activity led to the declaration of a
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were made. Once the observations were completed, Cook opened the sealed orders which were additional instructions from the
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From 1527 to 1595 a number of other large Spanish expeditions crossed the Pacific Ocean, leading to the discovery of the
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Kayser, Manfred; Silke Brauer; Gunter Weiss; Peter A. Underhill; Lutz Rower; Wulf Schiefenhövel; Mark Stoneking (2000).
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in the place called Lalopua (from Official documents of the Tuimanuʻa government, 1893; Office of the Governor, 2004).
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recorded local oral traditions about the original settlers. In these traditions, Easter Islanders claimed that a chief
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or Pacific Oceans. These fleets operated by supporting the invasions of German held territories and by destroying the
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A successive European claim occurred in 1828, when the Netherlands formally claimed the western half of the island as
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mediation and German compensation of $ 4.5 million, Spain recognized a German claim in 1885. Germany established a
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arrived on the island in one or two large canoes with his wife and extended family. They are believed to have been
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after annexing it from Germany. The Japanese headquarters was established at the German center of administration,
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was founded in 1843. In 1880, France annexed Tahiti, changing the status from that of a protectorate to that of a
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and the conflict continued until about 2005, when successionist leader and self-proclaimed King of Bougainville
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Cook returned to Hawaii in 1779. After sailing around the archipelago for some eight weeks, he made landfall at
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became separated. Furneaux made his way to New Zealand, where he lost some of his men during an encounter with
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which carried them across the Pacific to the Philippines where Magellan was killed. One surviving ship led by
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The Australian government estimated that anywhere between 15,000 and 20,000 people could have died in the
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Forces was launched on 7 August 1942, with simultaneous naval bombardments and amphibious landings on the
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that united Pohnpei's estimated 25,000 people until its centralized system collapsed amid the invasion of
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for the second part of his voyage: to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated rich southern
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Some scientists say that Easter Island was not inhabited until 700–800 CE. This date-range is based on
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had yet to be established, so the dates in Cook's journal are a day earlier than those accepted today.
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witnessed the storm and its aftermath at Apia and later wrote about what he saw. The Samoan Civil War
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Particularly along the north coast of New Guinea and in the islands north and east of New Guinea, the
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and reaching Mexico. Unable to find the right winds, it was forced to return to the East Indies. The
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Friedlaender J, Friedlaender JS, Friedlaender FR, Reed FA, Kidd KK, et al. (18 January 2008).
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During World War II, Japan occupied many Oceanic colonies by wresting control from western powers.
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On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands Before European Contact
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On the road of the wings: an archaeological history of the Pacific Islands before European contact
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Hage, P.; Marck, J. (2003). "Matrilineality and Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes".
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overthrew, claiming racial discrimination against ethnic Fijians. The coup was denounced by the
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was a campaign consisting of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 between
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atolls. In 1947, the United States, as the occupying power, entered into an agreement with the
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commemorating his first contact with the Hawaiian Islands at the town's harbour in January 1778
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In 1962, France's early nuclear testing ground of Algeria became independent and the atoll of
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had been on the first voyage. On his return voyage to New Zealand in 1774, Cook landed at the
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After his departure from Botany Bay he continued northwards. After a grounding mishap on the
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and Cikobia before making his way back into the open sea. He eventually turned north-west to
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in 1975, and a civil war followed in the early 1990s, with it later being granted autonomy.
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spread 6,000 kilometres eastwards from the Bismarck Archipelago, until it reached as far as
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The Lelu Stone Ruins (Kosrae, Micronesia): 1978–1981 Historical and Archaeological Research
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The 2000 coup was essentially a repeat of the 1987 affair, although it was led by civilian
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to Tahiti, or so the public were led to believe. The trip's principal goal was to locate a
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William Mariner: An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
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Samoa aligned its interests with the United States in a Deed of Succession, signed by the
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system in existence today. Isokelekel is regarded as the creator of the modern Pohnpeian
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is an inclusive term used when referring to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders.
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annexed south-eastern New Guinea. However, the Queensland government's superiors in the
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thought to have travelled via South China about 8,000 years ago to the edges of western
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at the beginning of the attack. The explosion in the center is a torpedo strike on the
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in September 1914: 500 Australians encountered 300 Germans and native policemen at the
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of a "political" empire ruled for any length of time by successive rulers is lacking.
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during the Golden Age of Dutch exploration and discovery (c. 1590s–1720s): including
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The Dutch were the first non-natives to undisputedly explore and chart coastlines of
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from charcoal that appears to have been produced during forest-clearance activities.
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Before returning to England, Cook made a final sweep across the South Atlantic from
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For the Japanese designator of Oahu. Wilford, Timothy. "Decoding Pearl Harbor", in
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in 1898. Territorial disputes between the US, Germany and UK over Samoa led to the
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Express Train model: A recent (c. 3000–1000 BCE) expansion out of Taiwan, via the
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Vaka Moana, voyages of the ancestors: the discovery and settlement of the Pacific
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settled the islands first but not much is known of what became of them after the
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Reconciliation and Architectures of Commitment: Sequencing peace in Bougainville
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Summary of Thomas S. Barthel's version of Hotu Matu'a's arrival to Easter Island
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in the Pacific was controversial in the 1980s, in 1985 French agents caused the
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Braithwaite, John; Charlesworth, Hilary; Reddy, Peter & Dunn, Leah (2010).
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Micronesian Histories: An Analytical Bibliography and Guide to Interpretations
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Due to its low population, Oceania was a popular location for atmospheric and
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revoked the claim, and (formally) assumed direct responsibility in 1884, when
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across the Sun. The expedition sailed from England on 26 August 1768, rounded
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is also hosted by the Department of Anthropology of the University of Hawaii.
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in the Pacific Ocean and China. The most significant military action was the
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in a fashion somewhat reminiscent of the treatment of European saints in the
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the last human-inhabited continent to be largely known to the civilized world
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on the table and his right hand points to the east coast of Australia on it.
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Burley, DV (1998). "Tongan Archaeology and the Tongan Past, 2850–150 B.P.".
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policy transferred asylum seekers to several Pacific nations, including the
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forces assaulted the Japanese beachheads, in what later became known as the
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Clerke assumed leadership of the expedition. Following the death of Clerke,
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Over the centuries, a unique Fijian culture developed. Constant warfare and
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In 1772 the Royal Society commissioned Cook to search for the hypothetical
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sailed down the east coast of South America, found and sailed through the
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Lost City of Stone: The Story of Nan Madol, the "Atlantis" of the Pacific
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The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown in
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Fukudome, Shigeru, "Hawaii Operation". United States Naval Institute,
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2008: Vol 21. University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology.
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direct involvement ended in 1901 when New Zealand annexed the island.
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Linguistic, archaeological, and human genetic evidence identifies the
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of Oceania is divided into the prehistory of each of its major areas:
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1852 map of Oceania by J.G. Barbie du Bocage, including subregions of
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Translation of Torres' report to the king in Collingridge, G. (1895)
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Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region"
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France's Overseas Frontier: DĂ©partements et territoires d'outre-mer
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Cinderellas of the Empire: towards a history of Kiribati and Tuvalu
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Place Names of Pohnpei Island: Including And (Ant) and Pakin Atolls
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test was conducted in 1974, and the last underground test in 1996.
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and looked for foreign naval activities. This expedition landed on
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as a subset of the sea-migrating Austronesian peoples, and tracing
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With new preface and afterword replying to criticism from Sahlins.
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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific
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The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific
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The United States also expanded into the Pacific, beginning with
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landed in the Marshall Islands in 1529. They were later named by
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The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island
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test, known as Operation CROSSROADS (Event Baker), conducted at
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Papuan carriers evacuate Australian casualties on 30 August 1942
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One of the first land offensives in the Pacific theatre was the
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Elmer Belmont Potter, Roger Fredland, Henry Hitch Adams (1981)
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Prange, Gordon W., Goldstein, Donald, & Dillon, Katherine.
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in Pohnpei began as early as 1200 CE. Nan Madol is offshore of
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Upon a Stone Altar: A History of the Island of Pohnpei to 1890
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
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A series of British tests were also conducted in the 1950s at
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in what is now China, but smaller actions were also fought at
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At the beginning of World War I, Japan assumed control of the
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was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of
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The earliest definite human remains found to date are that of
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The Foreign Policy of the United States in Relation to Samoa
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Australian scouting party and he was subsequently captured.
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of Polynesian Y chromosomes can be traced back to Melanesia.
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islands. His navigator François Visscher, and his merchant
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Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the
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on 1 November (local date) in 1952, by the United States.
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Some of the most prominent Oceanic battlegrounds were the
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pp. 229–37. Golden Press Edition 1983, Gladesville, NSW.
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Hunt, T.L., Lipo, C.P., 2006. Science, 1121879. See also
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to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the
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charted almost three-quarters of the Australian coastline
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However, the theory is contradicted by the findings of a
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was a confrontation standoff between the United States,
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claimed north-eastern New Guinea as the protectorate of
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List of countries and islands by first human settlement
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and continued westward across the Pacific to arrive at
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linked by a network of canals, and is often called the
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A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
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The Journal of Pacific History, 29(1), 3–18. See also
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From 1946 to 1958, the Marshall Islands served as the
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was able to escape the harbor and survived the storm.
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Among the last islands in Oceania to be colonised was
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from the South Island, and which Tasman had not seen.
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on the assumption that it was connected to an island (
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and possibly the smaller islands farther to the east.
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social system and the father of the Pompeian people.
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Flood, Bo; Strong, Beret E.; Flood, William (2002).
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A platoon of German reservists at Bita Paka in 1914.
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The 1889 incident involved three American warships,
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British exploration and Captain James Cook's voyages
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University of Guam. 1990. pp. 92, 203, 277 2203:The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 1348:Dutch Republic in the Age of Discovery (category) 914:..."empire" is probably the most convenient term. 645:and was the ceremonial and political seat of the 6979: 5078:The Polynesians – Prehistory of an Island People 4405: 4163: 3583:to prevent it from arriving at the test site in 2116:. After his initial landfall in January 1778 at 5873: 5871: 5818:"Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Pioneer" 5313:Pacific Peoples, Melanesia/Micronesia/Polynesia 5300:Divine hunger: cannibalism as a cultural system 4918:"Melanesian origin of Polynesian Y chromosomes" 4797: 4549: 2606:explored the southern coast of New Guinea from 2325:Political Map of the Asia-Pacific Region, 1939. 1760:with the two ships, drawing by Isaack Gilsemans 471:, an ancient human species discovered in 2010, 5755:"Cook's Journal: Daily Entries, 22 April 1770" 3878:Also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the 3791:Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands 3498:for the United States, and was the site of 67 3010:, in the partition of the Samoan Islands into 2738:and set up trading stations on the islands of 2181:. Coincidentally the form of Cook's ship, HMS 1045:European contact and exploration (1500s–1700s) 6897: 6670: 6267: 6265: 6021: 5811: 5809: 5583:. 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In 1668, the Spaniards founded a colony on 511:History of the Federated States of Micronesia 248: 6479: 6274:"Chapter V – Affairs in the Western Pacific" 6009: 5997: 5985: 5949: 5877: 5868: 5862: 5850: 5525:Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration 5467: 5422: 4677: 4675: 4606: 4604: 4372: 4240:"The Genetic Structure of Pacific Islanders" 4019:"Sequencing Uncovers a 9,000 Mile Walkabout" 2447:took formal possession of New Caledonia and 1944: 1054: 6606: 6584: 6150:"History of French Polynesia, 1889 to 1918" 6064:"History of French Polynesia, 1797 to 1889" 5913: 5896: 5891: 5555:"Original map of Tasmania in December 1642" 5167: 4291: 4072:, vol. 3 no 3, 1990. Retrieved 6 June 2008. 4011: 3318: 3258:before they were finally defeated in 1945. 3227:from interfering with military actions the 3125:also fell to Allied forces during the war. 2641:controlled the western half of New Guinea, 2279:returned home in October 1780 commanded by 2074: 1770: 1717:The first European impression of Māori, at 676:came to the Marianas in the 1800s from the 475:claims that ancient human ancestors of the 6904: 6890: 6677: 6663: 6542: 6262: 6127:. Cambridge University Press. p. 46. 5806: 5346:Rapa Nui / Geography, History and Religion 5288:: 198–245. Auckland: David Bateman. p. 230 5020: 4995:. London: University of California Press. 4709: 4644: 4538: 4332: 4287: 4285: 2857: 2707:, to be administered by Australia under a 1657:The continent of Australia (then known as 1341: 1212: 1185:returned west across the Indian Ocean and 255: 241: 5261: 5049: 5021:Green, Roger C.; Leach, Helen M. (1989). 4933: 4892: 4882: 4831: 4821: 4768: 4672: 4610: 4601: 4550:Panholzer, Tom; Rufino, Mauricio (2003). 4438: 4436: 4385:. University of Texas Press. p. 30. 4265: 4255: 4206: 4132: 3978: 3677: 2847:, including the Marshall Islands, as the 2586:) and signed a treaty of annexation with 2512:Category:Spanish explorers of the Pacific 2227:foremast broke, so the ships returned to 2024:James Cook witnessing human sacrifice in 2005:(17 January 1773). In the Antarctic fog, 2001:, becoming one of the first to cross the 1846:, who had extensive knowledge of Pacific 1456:Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 6911: 6141: 6055: 5887: 5885: 5815: 5657: 5473: 5445:(inactive 24 April 2024). Archived from 5075: 5069: 4681: 4086: 4084: 4082: 4080: 4078: 3722: 3608: 3560:peoples from their ancestral homelands. 3450: 3382: 3373: 3298: 3283: 3142: 3071: 3025: 2994:wrecked all six warships in the harbor. 2887: 2879: 2808:that partitioned the eastern islands of 2632: 2549: 2439:On 24 September 1853, under orders from 2411: 2320: 2289: 2283:, a veteran of Cook's first voyage, and 2196: 2032:Cook almost encountered the mainland of 2019: 1954: 1931: 1913:, the voyage continued, sailing through 1788: 1780: 1304: 1094: 1084: 964: 862: 716:places their prehistoric origins in the 548: 537: 520:, dated to 1500 BCE or slightly before. 435: 53: 50:Māori war dance, New Zealand, circa 1850 45: 25: 6628: 6561: 6314: 6201: 5902: 5619:"First contact violence linked to food" 4556:. Bess Press. pp. xiii, xii, 101. 4282: 3918:. Australian Government. Archived from 2815: 2761: 2614:including Orangerie Bay which he named 2369:) and the Ellice Islands (now known as 1560:Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography 1522:was renamed by Cook 125 years later to 6980: 6684: 6430:"Hands off Fiji, army commander warns" 6351:, XII, #1 (January 2002), p. 32 fn 81. 6168: 6091: 6089: 6087: 6085: 6015: 5961: 5907: 5529:. W.W. Norton & Company. pp.  5503:, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg 5431:"Rethinking the Fall of Easter Island" 5113: 4638: 4617:. Simon and Schuster. pp. 45–48. 4514:Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia 4510: 4504: 4442: 4433: 4382:Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia 4378: 4036: 3695:From 1975, there were attempts by the 3214:United States' entry into World War II 2849:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 2501: 2329: 1408:(or VOC) was a major force behind the 1289:and New Guinea, named after navigator 1189:went north in the hope of finding the 698:Polynesia § Origins and expansion 6885: 6658: 6523: 6501: 6449:"Chapter 7: The cost of the conflict" 6121:Robert Aldrich; John Connell (2006). 5882: 5838: 5800: 5587:from the original on 10 November 2010 5080:. Thames and Hudson. pp. 45–65. 4990: 4476: 4399: 4350: 4344: 4320: 4075: 3536:was such that the inhabitants of the 3502:on various atolls. The world's first 2714: 2696:within their respective territories. 2407: 6545:The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia 6543:Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000). 6271: 6114: 5428: 5402:"Late Colonization of Easter Island" 5328:Resemblance of the name to an early 5014: 4412:. Bess Press. pp. 145–47, 160. 3995: 3651:, apparently with military support. 3147:Photograph from a Japanese plane of 2780:in 1857, and with Hawaii becoming a 2597: 2496:Établissements Français de l'OcĂ©anie 2167:. Cook's arrival coincided with the 1793:Famous official portrait of Captain 1439:) and New Zealand, and to sight the 6377:. Mylescfoxdd829.net. 7 August 1942 6207: 6082: 5816:Williams, Glyn (17 February 2011). 5581:"European discovery of New Zealand" 5501:Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis 4958: 4360:. United States Department of State 3793:from 2003 after a request for aid. 2383:British Western Pacific Territories 1177:, then sailed north and caught the 1049: 788:(2000), which shows that all three 641:. It is located near the island of 13: 6528:. University of California Press. 6272:Jose, Arthur Wilberforce (1941) . 5521:Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe (2006). 4577: 3781:Between 2001 and 2007 Australia's 3739:in the 20th century, adopting the 3177:, mainly between the belligerents 2177:of worship for the Polynesian god 1842:With the help of a Tahitian named 556:, capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty 87: 14: 6999: 6364:, 81 (December 1955), pp. 1315–31 6147: 6061: 5027:Journal of the Polynesian Society 3735:Australia and New Zealand became 3667:suspended from the Commonwealth. 3038:of World War I was a conquest of 2618:. His expedition also discovered 2566:commanded an expedition from the 2531:, who visited them together with 2498:(French Settlements in Oceania). 2474:, which formerly belonged to the 2470:In the 1880s, France claimed the 2385:(BWPT), and later as part of the 2381:from 1892 to 1916 as part of the 2128:the "Sandwich Islands" after the 1959:A statue of James Cook stands in 1823:observations of the Venus Transit 1721:. Drawing by Isaack Gilsemans in 1424:Abel Tasman's exploratory voyages 1364:European exploration of Australia 1231:in the North Pacific, as well as 921:art from Fijian towns shows that 904:non-material cultural artifacts, 6440: 6422: 6401: 6389: 6367: 6354: 6341: 6231:Stevenson, Robert Louis (1892). 6040:, Institute of Pacific Studies, 5645:"'A view of the Murderers' Bay'" 5474:Hunt, Terry; Lipo, Carl (2011). 5177:. Wondermondo. 20 November 2011. 5104:. Cambridge: Blackwell Publisher 4611:Ballinger, Bill Sanborn (1978). 3872: 3773:Republic of the Marshall Islands 2719:Germany established colonies in 1917:before returning to England via 1749: 1734: 1710: 1694: 1670: 1650: 1634: 1619: 1603: 1551: 1496:) and sailed north, but mistook 1406:Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie 1209:, and other islands of Oceania. 1069:Portugal in the Age of Discovery 740:, although they differ from the 630:, consists of a series of small 224: 6640:. University of Chicago Press. 6473: 6320: 6308: 6249: 6224: 6196:Parliament of a Thousand Tribes 6188: 6042:University of the South Pacific 6030: 6003: 5991: 5979: 5968:History of the Sandwich Islands 5955: 5943: 5856: 5844: 5832: 5794: 5768: 5747: 5719: 5691: 5651: 5637: 5611: 5599: 5573: 5547: 5492: 5394: 5367: 5355: 5322: 5306: 5291: 5278: 5233: 5221: 5209: 5190: 5151: 5142: 5107: 5094: 4984: 4909: 4848: 4810:Molecular Biology and Evolution 4743: 4470: 4231: 4182: 3859: 3850: 3705:Bougainville Revolutionary Army 3640:and Fiji was expelled from the 3590: 3311:under aerial attack during the 3128: 2246:KalaimanokahoÊ»owaha or KanaÊ»ina 1412:(category; c. 1590s–1720s) and 1410:Golden Age of Dutch exploration 1133:(Martim A. Melo Coutinho), the 6705:Federated States of Micronesia 6611:. Princeton University Press. 6607:Obeyesekere, Gananath (1997). 6592:. Princeton University Press. 6562:Morison, Samuel Eliot (2001). 6547:. University of Hawaii Press. 6524:Kirch, Patrick Vinton (2001). 5734:National Archives of Australia 5682:He holds his own chart of the 5059:Journal of Pacific Archaeology 4833:11858/00-001M-0000-0010-0145-0 4157: 4134:11858/00-001M-0000-0013-1B84-E 4096: 4052: 4049:, 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2008. 3937: 3908: 3828:History of the Pacific Islands 3577:Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior 3313:Battle of the Eastern Solomons 3021: 2637:New Guinea from 1884 to 1919. 2316: 1990:commanded its companion ship, 1976:Society to lie further south. 1610:Waka taua (war canoes) at the 1197:expedition achieved the first 20:History of the Pacific Islands 1: 6398:. NPR: National Public Radio. 6330:(Brassey's, 2000), pp. 17ff; 5663:"Captain James Cook, 1728–79" 5608:pp. 21–22. Random House. 2008 5317:Central Queensland University 4935:10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00734-X 4358:"Background Note: Micronesia" 4208:10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00734-X 3916:"About Australia:Our Country" 3901: 3888:Imperial General Headquarters 3755:, geographically part of the 3718: 3552:, forcing the removal of the 3219:The attack was intended as a 3008:Tripartite Convention of 1899 2884:Wrecked vessels at Apia, 1889 2806:Tripartite Convention of 1899 2786:Tripartite Convention of 1899 2746:to carry out the flourishing 2211: 1744:, drawing by Isaack Gilsemans 1281:archipelagos, and sailed the 1201:of the world and reached the 1065:Spain in the Age of Discovery 825: 776:data, and archaeological data 490: 416:Solomon Islands (archipelago) 306: 6568:University of Illinois Press 5297:Sanday, Peggy Reeves (1986) 4257:10.1371/journal.pgen.0040019 3223:action in order to keep the 3173:saw major action during the 3165:and one over the Naval Yard. 3030:Location of Bita Paka, 1914. 2645:the north-eastern part, and 2206:, an unfinished painting by 1936:A Māori chief with tattoos ( 1821:on 13 April 1769, where the 1099:The Magellan–Elcano voyage. 748:(2000) outline these well: 687: 395: 342: 7: 6281:Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow 5699:"The Sydney Morning Herald" 5116:Journal of World Prehistory 4648:The Native Polity of Ponape 4645:Riesenberg, Saul H (1968). 4379:Morgan, William N. (1988). 3796: 3757:Solomon Islands archipelago 3288:New Zealand troops land on 3091:Australian forces attacked 2955:and three German warships, 2558:after the 1770 exploration. 2492:Établissements de l'OcĂ©anie 2134:First Lord of the Admiralty 1951:Second voyage of James Cook 1254:In 1565, Spanish navigator 1241:Solomon Islands archipelago 1061:Magellan's circumnavigation 980:Early European visitors to 580:, c. 1100 to c. 1628); and 10: 7004: 6409:Sea power: a naval history 6396:The Battle for Guadalcanal 6212:. Brigham Young University 5164:. Vol. 1. Elibron Classics 4511:Morgan, William N (1988). 3823:History of Solomon Islands 3763:, tried unsuccessfully to 3741:Statute of Westminster Act 3681: 3617:Fiji has suffered several 3594: 3447:Nuclear testing in Oceania 3367:, when it was used by the 3363:"The Slot" was a name for 3322: 3200:against the United States 3132: 3082:Occupation of German Samoa 3040:German colonial possession 2919:The prime minister of the 2861: 2765: 2624:Tierra de San Buenaventura 2505: 2389:colony from 1916 to 1974. 2387:Gilbert and Ellice Islands 2081:Third voyage of James Cook 2078: 1948: 1894:, noting in his journal: " 1777:First voyage of James Cook 1774: 1645:'s first and second voyage 1345: 1329:). "The Island Continent" 1216: 1167:strait that bears his name 1058: 1007:calculations and on three 701: 691: 508: 494: 399: 346: 17: 6917: 6796: 6773: 6692: 6434:The Sydney Morning Herald 6198:, Heinemann, London, 1965 6102:. IEOM Nouvelle-CalĂ©donie 6036:Macdonald, Barrie (2001) 5780:The Sydney Morning Herald 5704:The Sydney Morning Herald 5254:10.1017/s0003598x00097738 5202:18 September 2009 at the 4755:27 September 2013 at the 4164:Spriggs, Matthew (1997). 3838:List of Oceanian cuisines 3469:underground nuclear tests 3036:Asian and Pacific Theatre 2754:meat) trade. Marshallese 2709:League of Nations mandate 1945:Second voyage (1772–1775) 1785:Cook's map of New Zealand 1420:, except the east coast. 1414:Netherlandish cartography 1055:Early Iberian exploration 816:in Samoa. The site is at 760:and from the north-west ( 6856:Northern Mariana Islands 6509:. Hodder and Stoughton. 6411:. Naval Institute Press 6317:, pp. 101, 120, 250 5930:National Maritime Museum 5498:C. Michael Hogan (2008) 5076:Bellwood, Peter (1987). 4682:Petersen, Glenn (1990). 4443:Hanlon, David L (1988). 4047:University of Wollongong 3843: 3759:but politically part of 3597:1987 Fijian coups d'Ă©tat 3455:A 21 kiloton underwater 3325:Solomon Islands campaign 3319:Solomon Islands campaign 3263:Solomon Islands campaign 2564:Felipe GonzĂĄlez de Ahedo 2163:, largest island in the 2075:Third voyage (1776–1779) 1862:an island, and thinking 1771:First voyage (1768–1771) 1679:Dutch East India Company 1471:Staten Island, Argentina 1269:Later, in the quest for 876:on the Tongan island of 682:traditional stick charts 271:includes the history of 67:This article is part of 6821:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 6630:Sahlins, Marshall David 6328:The Pearl Harbor Papers 6255:Ryden, George Herbert. 5667:Royal Museums Greenwich 5508:17 October 2012 at the 5429:Hunt, Terry L. (2006). 5128:10.1023/A:1022322303769 4884:10.1073/pnas.97.15.8225 4125:10.1126/science.1114615 3971:10.1126/science.1211177 3867:International Date Line 3813:History of Bougainville 3684:History of Bougainville 3642:Commonwealth of Nations 3605:2006 Fijian coup d'Ă©tat 3601:2000 Fijian coup d'Ă©tat 3496:Pacific Proving Grounds 3252:Battle of the Coral Sea 2868:Second Samoan Civil War 2858:Samoan Crisis 1887–1889 2705:Territory of New Guinea 2649:the south-eastern part. 2535:in 1788, en route from 2416:Society Island kingdoms 2130:fourth Earl of Sandwich 1866:was a peninsula of the 1558:A typical map from the 1342:Early Dutch exploration 1213:Other large expeditions 726:Maritime Southeast Asia 359:Torres Strait Islanders 6176:Discovery of Australia 5669:. Commissioned by Sir 5623:The New Zealand Herald 5415:29 August 2008 at the 5007:Quoted in Kayser, M.; 4750:The History of Mankind 4477:Cordy, Ross H (1993). 4333:Lal & Fortune 2000 4166:The Island Melanesians 3818:History of New Zealand 3787:Nauru detention centre 3728: 3690:Bougainville Civil War 3678:Bougainville Civil War 3614: 3479:), the United States ( 3464: 3379: 3315: 3296: 3198:Imperial Japanese Navy 3190:attack on Pearl Harbor 3166: 3135:Attack on Pearl Harbor 3077: 3031: 3000:Robert Louis Stevenson 2897: 2885: 2843:to administer much of 2650: 2559: 2417: 2326: 2313: 2306:, and third voyage in 2217: 2029: 1986:on this voyage, while 1968: 1941: 1884:indigenous Australians 1874:, which separates the 1870:). He also identified 1864:Stewart Island/Rakiura 1798: 1786: 1686:Map and drawings from 1338: 1251:in the South Pacific. 1110: 1092: 977: 899:or "Tongan Empire" in 888: 842:archaeological culture 704:Early history of Tonga 557: 546: 444: 383:Indigenous Australians 371:indigenous inhabitants 361:are indigenous to the 349:Aboriginal Australians 335:) to 3,000 years ago ( 301:Pacific island nations 92: 59: 51: 43: 6799:and other territories 6586:Obeyesekere, Gananath 6481:Collingridge, Vanessa 6097:"Rapport annuel 2010" 5383:Penguin Books: 2005. 4823:10.1093/molbev/msl093 3749:Pacific Islands Forum 3726: 3697:Bougainville Province 3612: 3510:", was tested at the 3454: 3389:Kokoda Track campaign 3383:Kokoda Track campaign 3377: 3303:The aircraft carrier 3302: 3287: 3256:Kokoda Track campaign 3146: 3075: 3029: 2896:wrecked at Apia, 1889 2891: 2883: 2804:Cession followed the 2766:Further information: 2636: 2553: 2516:The Spanish explorer 2415: 2379:Resident Commissioner 2324: 2293: 2200: 2023: 1958: 1935: 1792: 1784: 1512:Cape Maria van Diemen 1308: 1183:Juan SebastiĂĄn Elcano 1098: 1088: 968: 866: 720:, and ultimately, in 692:Further information: 672:. The Refaluwasch or 662:Austronesian language 552: 541: 523:The ancestors of the 495:Further information: 439: 400:Further information: 363:Torres Strait Islands 347:Further information: 91: 57: 49: 29: 6912:History by continent 6349:The Northern Mariner 5776:"Once were warriors" 5606:Diary of Abel Tasman 5148:Honolulu: The Museum 4991:Kirch, P.V. (2000). 4771:Current Anthropology 4295:(22 December 2010). 4064:21 July 2012 at the 3808:History of Australia 3803:Europeans in Oceania 3354:Guadalcanal Campaign 3329:Guadalcanal Campaign 2816:Japanese colonialism 2762:American colonialism 2616:BahĂ­a de San Lorenzo 2576:Madre de Dios Island 2336:Mutiny on the Bounty 2165:Hawaiian Archipelago 1661:) integrated within 1360:Frederick de Houtman 1161:) expedition led by 1153:in 1526). In 1519 a 972:at Ahu Tongariki on 941:, and even Hawai'i. 802:Bismarck Archipelago 714:Polynesian languages 458:Taiwanese aborigines 427:Austronesian peoples 355:Australian continent 215:World Heritage Sites 6436:. 25 November 2006. 6375:"The Tulagi Battle" 6156:on 30 December 2007 6070:on 30 December 2007 5625:. 23 September 2010 5443:10.1511/2006.61.412 5033:(3). Archived from 4875:2000PNAS...97.8225S 4409:Micronesian Legends 4117:2005Sci...309.2072D 3963:2011Sci...334...94R 3922:on 27 February 2012 3753:Bougainville Island 3441:Battle of Buna–Gona 3267:Air raids on Darwin 3097:Battle of Bita Paka 3048:Battle of Bita Paka 2841:UN Security Council 2683:Kaiser-Wilhelmsland 2568:Viceroyalty of Peru 2508:Spanish East Indies 2502:Spanish colonialism 2472:Tuamotu Archipelago 2445:Febvrier Despointes 2426:French protectorate 2330:British colonialism 2300:, second voyage in 1520:Kaap Pieter Boreels 1516:Three Kings Islands 1477:in a double hulled 1145:in 1525), and west 1081:Spanish East Indies 1005:glottochronological 140:Arts and literature 6988:History of Oceania 6686:History of Oceania 6636:Islands of history 6507:Captain James Cook 6332:Google Books entry 6296:on 3 February 2014 6208:McBride, Spencer. 6148:Ganse, Alexander. 6062:Ganse, Alexander. 5782:. 11 November 2002 5449:on 6 October 2014. 5435:American Scientist 5160:. 2005 (reprint). 5102:The Lapita Peoples 3865:At this time, the 3765:become independent 3729: 3709:state of emergency 3631:Lieutenant Colonel 3623:indigenous Fijians 3615: 3525:from the American 3465: 3409:Owen Stanley Range 3380: 3316: 3297: 3225:U.S. Pacific Fleet 3167: 3078: 3067:East Asia Squadron 3032: 2898: 2886: 2822:South Seas Mandate 2715:German colonialism 2701:Territory of Papua 2690:British New Guinea 2651: 2604:LuĂ­s Vaz de Torres 2580:Isla de San Carlos 2570:that searched for 2562:In November 1770, 2560: 2556:Isla de San Carlos 2543:(two ships of the 2461:Henri de Rochefort 2418: 2408:French colonialism 2327: 2314: 2285:Captain James King 2218: 2110:North-West Passage 2030: 1969: 1942: 1911:Great Barrier Reef 1799: 1787: 1580:mainland Australia 1452:Antonio van Diemen 1339: 1291:LuĂ­s Vaz de Torres 1256:AndrĂ©s de Urdaneta 1163:Ferdinand Magellan 1111: 1107:Ferdinand Magellan 1093: 1090:Ferdinand Magellan 978: 906:empirical evidence 889: 828:1000 BCE based on 632:artificial islands 618:complex made from 558: 547: 445: 375:mainland Australia 297:Western New Guinea 269:history of Oceania 93: 60: 52: 44: 6975: 6974: 6879: 6878: 6871:Wallis and Futuna 6816:Clipperton Island 6774:Associated states 6647:978-0-226-73358-6 6618:978-0-691-05752-1 6554:978-0-8248-2265-1 6535:978-0-520-92896-1 6462:978-1-921666-68-1 6134:978-0-521-03036-6 6024:Tuvalu: A History 6010:Collingridge 2003 5998:Collingridge 2003 5986:Collingridge 2003 5950:Collingridge 2003 5878:Collingridge 2003 5863:Collingridge 2003 5851:Collingridge 2003 5485:978-1-4391-5031-3 5248:(318): 994–1004. 4970:Anthrocivitas.net 4691:Occasional Papers 4392:978-0-292-78621-9 4111:(5743): 2072–75. 3664:Fijian parliament 3656:Frank Bainimarama 3473:Operation Grapple 3365:New Georgia Sound 3345:and Red Beach on 3335:Japanese Imperial 3247:, and Hong Kong. 3196:conducted by the 3111:German Micronesia 3093:German New Guinea 3056:German New Guinea 3044:Siege of Tsingtao 2921:Kingdom of Hawaii 2768:Guano Islands Act 2679:German New Guinea 2598:Dutch colonialism 2518:Alonso de Salazar 2480:Marquesas Islands 2396:(1900). In 1887, 2124:, Cook named the 1923:Cape of Good Hope 1900:Kurnell Peninsula 1584:Van Diemen's Land 1433:Van Diemen's Land 1372:Dutch East Indies 1264:West Indies Fleet 1249:Admiralty Islands 1143:Gomes de Sequeira 1073:Portuguese Empire 1032:Chilean wine palm 1009:radiocarbon dates 895:TuÊ»i Tonga Empire 869:HaÊ»amonga Ê»a Maui 718:Malay Archipelago 674:Carolinian people 647:Saudeleur dynasty 574:Mwehin Sau Deleur 505:Saudeleur dynasty 453:Temple University 431:Polynesian people 265: 264: 6995: 6906: 6899: 6892: 6883: 6882: 6861:Pitcairn Islands 6831:French Polynesia 6811:Christmas Island 6740:Papua New Guinea 6720:Marshall Islands 6693:Sovereign states 6679: 6672: 6665: 6656: 6655: 6651: 6639: 6625: 6603: 6581: 6558: 6539: 6520: 6498: 6467: 6466: 6444: 6438: 6437: 6426: 6420: 6405: 6399: 6393: 6387: 6386: 6384: 6382: 6371: 6365: 6358: 6352: 6345: 6339: 6324: 6318: 6312: 6306: 6305: 6303: 6301: 6295: 6278: 6269: 6260: 6253: 6247: 6246: 6235:. 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