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Polynesian Religions Summary
11,448 words, approx. 38 pages
Polynesia consists of several thousand islands contained within an immense triangle in the central Pacific with its corners at Hawai'i, New Zealand, and Easter Island. Polynesian peoples also inhabit a few "outliers" to the west of...
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Polynesia Information
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Map of Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific...


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The Washington Post
DETAILSFrench Polynesia
05/06/2001: 665 words, approx. 2 pages
GETTING THERE: There are no direct flights to French Polynesia from Washington. Air France flies to Papeete, Tahiti, from Los Angeles for about $1,180; the add-on United fare from Dulles hikes the price to about $1,600. If you don't mind a stopover at Easter...
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The Boston Globe
Plane crash kills 10 in French Polynesia
04/20/1991: 114 words, approx. 0 pages
PAPEETE, French Polynesia -- A twin-engine Air Tahiti plane crashed into the sea while landing in the Marquesas Islands, killing 10 persons and seriously injuring eight others, authorities said yesterday. The accident happened Thursday on the island of Nuku Hiva, 930 miles northeast...
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Reuters North American News Service
French Polynesia seeks autonomy accord with Paris
10/17/2007: 465 words, approx. 2 pages
SYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - French Polynesia's pro-independence president Oscar Temaru said he wants Paris to begin talks towards an autonomy accord similar to that signed by New Caledonia in the South Pacific, Tahiti media reported. Temaru, speaking at a South Pacific leaders summit...
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AP News
Plane crash in French Pacific kills 17
8/10/2007: 389 words, approx. 1 pages
A small airplane plunged into the sea moments after taking off from the French Polynesian resort island of Moorea, apparently killing all 20 people aboard in the territory's worst-ever plane crash, officials said Friday.Two Australian tourists, two European Union officials, and a group of Polynesian...
 


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