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Map showing the migration of Polynesians who it is thought were originally from Taiwan. They settled in the Polynesian Triangle that encompasses New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island as its corners. The Polynesians left Taiwan somewhere between 3,000 to 1,000 BCE.
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Eccles, D. (2019, May 19). Polynesian Migration Map. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10691/polynesian-migration-map/
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Eccles, David. "Polynesian Migration Map." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 19, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10691/polynesian-migration-map/.
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Eccles, David. "Polynesian Migration Map." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 May 2019. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
