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Native Americans Crossed the Pacific Long Before Europeans
The Polynesian islands that span the southern part of the Pacific Ocean—the eastern most of which is Rapa Nui, or Easter Island—were initially settled by a wave of migration from Asia. It’s been less ...
Rare species — once declared extinct in the wild — rediscovered in French Polynesia
On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...
The New York Times14d
These Iguanas Got Carried Away and Ended Up 5,000 Miles From Home
By Asher Elbein For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga ... of reptilian transplants have ended up on two islands in the South Pacific, over 4,970 miles away? “The question has ...
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Larry's private paradises
And in 2020, according to documents obtained by Insider, the Google cofounder added a plot in the South Pacific: Tavarua Island in Fiji's Mamanuca region. Business Insider's Discourse stories ...