Polynesian Travel photography

About This Group

The following are the islands and island groups, either nations or subnational territories, that are of native Polynesian culture. Some islands of Polynesian origin are outside the general triangle that geographically defines the region.

Main Polynesia

• American Samoa (overseas United States territory)
• Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
• French Polynesia (“overseas territory”, a territory of France)
• Hawai’i (a sovereign nation and also a state of the United States)
• New Zealand (independent nation)
• Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
• Flag of Fiji Rotuma (in Fiji)
• Samoa (independent nation)
• Tokelau (overseas dependency of New Zealand)
• Tonga (independent nation)
• Tuvalu (independent nation)
• Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)

Polynesian Outliers

• Easter Island (part of Chile, called Rapa Nui in Rapa Nui)
• Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (an Australian External Territory)
• Pitcairn Islands (a British Overseas Territory)

Challenge winners

Challenge The Aloha Spirit
Aloha!!!!!! by Ken wright

Challenge, All things Maori
Powhiri by rodeorose

Challenge The Polynesian Dancer
Fijian Fire Dancing by Belinda Doyle

Challenge Polynesian Palm Tree Sunset or Rise
Surfboard sunset by djphoto

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