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Europeans in Tahiti - CSU, Chico  Nov 6, 2004 ... The estimated population for French Polynesia in July 2004 was ..... had a "Pacific presence" in the early 19th century (and not just in Hawai'i): in 1813, ... for his operations against British whaling vessels and became embroiled .... Traitors providing safe anchorage, Atuona is a favorite port of call for yachts...
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Port history | Port Autonome de Papeete  Besides, because of this richness of water, we called the capital city Papeete ... Papeete becoming the economic and political centre of French Polynesia, ... Quickly the Port became an important port of call, receiving numerous whaling ships and ... At the end of the 19th century, the first wharf built for receiving cargo ships...
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Tahiti - Wikipedia  Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia; this overseas collectivity of the French Republic is sometimes referred to as an overseas country. The island is located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the central Southern Pacific Ocean, .... Beginning in the 19th century, the Tahitian orthography Tahiti became...
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The South Pacific - Our Pacific Ocean  The South Pacific islands have romantically impacted the Western imagination .... (See Jane Resture's 'Tahiti Aspects - Introducing French Polynesia' Web site) ... at Pitcairn was one of many whalers roaming the south Pacific in the early 1800s. ... factor in the history of the South Pacific islands until the late 19th century.
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French Polynesia, Tahiti, Maritime History and World Seaports ...  South Pacific ... The Society Islands are an island group within French Polynesia, is a ... early Polynesian language, music and dance is seen throughout the South ... In the 19th century, sailors, travelers, and missionaries introduced their favorite ... Port became an important port of call, receiving numerous whaling ships and...
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Beyond Kon-Tiki: Did Polynesians Sail to South America? | Science  Jun 11, 2010 ... Their effort is one part of an ambitious drive to settle a long-standing ... In 1947, Heyerdahl and a crew of five sailed nearly 7000 kilometers from Peru to ... the Kon-Tiki to prove that ancient Americans could have sailed east to colonize the Pacific. ... The sweet potato shows movement from South America to...
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History of Tonga - Wikipedia  The history of Tonga is recorded since the century after 900 BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make up the Kingdom of Tonga. Along with Fiji and Samoa, the area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia. ... The first time the Tongan people encountered Europeans was in April 1616...
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri  Page 36  Apr 20, 1997 ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), Sunday, April 20, 1997, Page 36. ... Clancy: An open book Fantastic Voyager Thor Heyerdahl Relives ... Speaking Friday at a 50th anniversary celebration at the Kon-Tiki museum in Oslo, ... before they washed ashore on the atoll of Raroia in French Polynesia.
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Free Flashcards about ISLANDS - StudyStack  THE LARGEST CITY IN OCEANIA OUTSIDE HAWAII AND NEW ZEALAND IS PORT ... IN 1901 NEW ZEALAND ANNEXED THESE PACIFIC ISLANDS NAMED FOR A .... NANAIMO & VICTORIA ARE THE 2 MAJOR CITIES ON THIS CANADIAN ISLAND KNOWN FOR ITS PICTURESQUE FJORDS, VANCOUVER ISLAND.
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There's No Escaping Devil's Island History - tribunedigital ...  Aug 14, 1994 ... Luxury liners today carry cruise passengers to where transport ships once carried only ... and Ile du Diable - comprises the former French penal colony known ... 100 years its hell-on-earth reputation rightfully earned it its fiendish name. ... a rare opportunity to explore a place of haunting historic importance.
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The City's Evolution | New Bedford Whaling Museum  The City's EvolutionFrom Old Dartmouth to New Bedford, Whalin. ... of 115,000 acres (46,575 hectares) along the south coast of Massachusetts. ... In the mid 18th century Nantucket emerged as the world's most vigorous whaling port in the ... in the early 19th century already an important manufacturing town, specializing in...
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville  Reviews ...  Darwin8u said: Yet, after all, insensible as he is to a thousand wants, and ... ship and how he ended up living amongst the Typee in the Marquesas Islands around the ... he lived among the natives of the South Pacific island of Nuku Hiva in 1842. ..... jumps ship and finds himself living as a captive among a native island tribe...
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Detroit Mariner Captain Francis Martin - Great Lakes Pilot  In May 1821, within a month of his 21st birthday, he served on the Purington as ... Captain Williams explained why he wanted to anchor in St. Helena Harbor, and the ... grave under his favorite willow tree where he had requested to be buried. ... Martin's son, Frank B. Martin witnessed Napoleon's remains returned to Paris.
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Papeete, Tahiti 29 Insider Tips, Photos and Reviews - VirtualTourist  This is one of the first places you see when you come to Tahiti because this is ... the French sailor and explorer who claimed Tahiti in the name of king Louis XV ... 417, Boulevard Pomare, PO Box 2359, Papeete, 98713, French Polynesia ... 7000 sq meters of Polynesian authenticity in a busy capital ! ... Queen of the Pacific".
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History of the Pacific Islands - Wikipedia  History of the Pacific Islands covers the history of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. .... The first European explorer, the Dutch Abel Tasman, came to New Zealand in 1642. .... In 1962, Western Samoa became the first Pacific Island nation to gain ... Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sighted Tahiti on 18 June 1767, and is...
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The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Jules Verne ...  Pomontou Archipelago Second stay at Tahiti Reconnoitring Tonga ... As the Endeavour had been sent to the Falkland Islands, the Admiralty gave orders for the .... Next day the vessels were driven before a strong current. ..... When Cook called it by this name, one of the natives who accompanied him interrupted him by...
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Tahiti - Wikipedia  Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia; this overseas collectivity ... The island was part of the Kingdom of Tahiti until its annexation by France in 1880, ..... In 1836, the Queen's advisor Pritchard had two French Catholic priests expelled, ... In 1877, Queen Pmare died after ruling for fifty years.
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Traveling in French Polynesia - Grand Times  Society Group Tahiti, French Polynesia's largest and most populous island, .... of the activities are held at the Willy Bambridge Stadium complex in Papeete, Tahiti, ... Centered around France's Bastille Day (July 14), La Fte, known as Tiurai or ... They are celebrated with dance competitions, singing, pirogue races and other...
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hss_mcmichael_literature_8|Author Modules|Herman Melville  He then signed on as a harpooner on a whaling ship bound for the Hawaiian Islands. ... In 1846 he published his first book, Typee, A Peep at Polynesian Life, ... of Adventures in the South Seas, which drew upon his experiences in Tahiti. ... He wrote Redburn (1849), a novel based on his youthful voyage to Liverpool, and...
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The Colony of Vancouver Island: 1849 to 1855 - Notary of BC  Vancouver Island for its Pacific Fleet ensured its continued ... the Crown and the Company would receive no .... Fort Victoria by mid-1850 was the centre for trade...
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Gauguin - Arthistory.CC  May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia), one of the leading ... From 1891 he lived and worked in Tahiti and elsewhere in the South Pacific. ... This picture, also known as Two women on the beach , was painted in 1891, shortly after Gauguin's arrival in Tahiti. ... (Tahitian Women On the Beach)