Histrica
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Historical region

Oceania

Austronesian voyagers settled a third of the planet's surface, from Madagascar to Rapa Nui.

14 countriesΒ·0 civilizationsΒ·2 major empires

Overview

Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples navigated the Pacific by stars and swells, establishing complex societies on tiny islands over the course of three millennia.

Historical timeline

  1. c. 3000 BCE – 1200 CEAustronesian expansion
  2. 1200 – 1600Classic Polynesian societies
  3. 1770 – 1900European colonial contact

Countries in this region

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Australia
Canberra Β· 26 million

Aboriginal continent for 65,000 years; British settlement from 1788 to modern federation.

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New Zealand
Wellington Β· 5.2 million

Māori Aotearoa; Treaty of Waitangi to a bicultural modern democracy.

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