The island-groups of Polynesia


 

If the Hawaiian Islands in the north, Easter Island in the east and New Zealand in the south are connectet by a invisible line, a triangle arises. All islands inside this so-called polynesian triangle together are what can be called Polynesia.

The island groups inside this polynesian triangle are, in alphabetical order:

 

Austral Islands
Cook Islands
Fiji
Gambier Islands
Hawai'i Islands
Kiribati
Marquesas
New Zealand
Niue
Pitcairn Islands
Rapa Nui / Easter Island & Motu Motira Hiva
Samoa
Society Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuamotu Islands
Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna