Polynesia

subregion of Oceania
Place region Q35942
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Polynesia

Summary

Polynesia is a region[1]. Polynesia ranks in the top 0.78% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,273 views/month, #10 of 1,289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polynesia is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • Polynesia is in the country of France[4].
  • Polynesia is in the country of Chile[5].
  • Polynesia is in the country of United States[6].
  • Polynesia is in the country of Kiribati[7].
  • Polynesia is in the country of Tuvalu[8].
  • Polynesia is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[9].
  • Polynesia is on the continent of Oceania[10].
  • Polynesia's instance of is recorded as region[11].
  • Polynesia's instance of is recorded as archipelago[12].
  • Polynesia's instance of is recorded as group[13].
  • Polynesia's instance of is recorded as cultural region[14].
  • Polynesia is part of Insular Oceania[15].
  • Polynesia is part of Oceania[16].
  • Polynesia's Commons category is recorded as Polynesia[17].
  • Polynesia comprises Samoa[18].
  • Polynesia comprises Tuvalu[19].
  • Polynesia comprises Tonga[20].
  • Polynesia comprises French Polynesia[21].
  • Polynesia comprises Marquesas Islands[22].
  • Polynesia comprises Wallis and Futuna[23].
  • Polynesia comprises Easter Island[24].
  • Polynesia comprises American Samoa[25].
  • Polynesia comprises Palmyra Atoll[26].
  • Polynesia comprises Hawaii[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include New Zealand[3], a Commonwealth realm[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1986[30]; France[4], a sovereign state[31], in France[32], founded in 0843[33]; Chile[5], a sovereign state[34], in Chile[35], founded in 1810[36]; United States[6], a sovereign state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1776[39]; Kiribati[7], a sovereign state[40], in Kiribati[41], founded in 1979[42]; and Tuvalu[8], an island country[43], in Tuvalu[44], founded in 1978[45]. Polynesia is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[9]. Polynesia is on the continent of Oceania[10]. Part of include Insular Oceania[15], a region[46] and Oceania[16], a region[47].

Physical Characteristics

Polynesia has a population of {'amount': '+2228747'}[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[11], archipelago[12], group[13], and cultural region[14].

Why It Matters

Polynesia ranks in the top 0.78% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,273 views/month, #10 of 1,289).[2] Polynesia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Polynesia is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [48] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +4
    Country
    Eurovoc id 2546
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Polynesia, WikiProject Islands, WikiProject Oceania +1
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