Polynesian navigation - Wikipedia
Polynesian navigation or Polynesian wayfinding was used for thousands of years to enable long voyages across thousands of kilometres of the open Pacific Ocean. Polynesians made contact with nearly every island within the vast Polynesian Triangle, using outrigger canoes or …
Polynesian Navigation & Settlement of the Pacific
2020年8月7日 · Polynesian navigation of the Pacific Ocean and its settlement began thousands of years ago. The inhabitants of the Pacific islands had been voyaging across vast expanses of ocean water sailing in double canoes or outriggers using nothing more than their knowledge of the stars and observations of sea and wind patterns to guide them.
Ancient Polynesian Navigation Techniques: How Islanders …
2 天之前 · Polynesian navigation is an incredible skill that allowed ancient islanders to explore the vast Pacific Ocean without modern tools. By observing the stars, ocean currents, and wildlife, they created a rich tradition of wayfinding that is still celebrated today.
Polynesia's Genius Navigators | NOVA - PBS
2000年2月15日 · With far more ocean than land at their disposal, the ancient Polynesians were intimately familiar with the ways of the sea. In island culture, the double canoe and its navigator were integral...
Polynesia's master voyagers who navigate by nature - BBC
2021年7月27日 · Hōkūle‘a carried a crew of a dozen Hawaiians and one Micronesian who'd used the pillars of ancient Polynesian wayfinding – navigating by stars, sun, wind, waves, wildlife and no instruments –...
The history and mystery of Polynesian navigation - Phys.org
2019年3月25日 · The islands of Polynesia stretch over thousands of miles of ocean, presenting a daunting barrier to ancient people before the invention of magnetic compasses and modern navigation equipment...
Polynesian Navigation - ArcGIS StoryMaps
2021年5月4日 · The early Polynesian navigator's journeys were thousands of miles without even an aid of a compass. The ancient navigators would navigate their canoes by the stars and the other signs that would occur in the sky or ocean. Navigation is a precise science, a learned art that was generationally passed down verbally. (1)
Polynesian Navigation: Wayfinding, Star Compasses, and Pacific …
2023年10月15日 · Discover the ancient art of Polynesian navigation, from wayfinding techniques to star compasses, enabling epic Pacific Ocean voyages.
Polynesian Wayfinding - Hōkūleʻa
A revival of the art and science of wayfinding is underway among the Pacific islands, led by Nainoa Thompson, the first modern-day Polynesian to learn and use wayfinding for long-distance, open-ocean voyaging. Nainoa studied wayfinding under Mau Piailug, a master navigator from the island of Satawal in Micronesia.
Exploring Polynesian Navigation: A Cultural Odyssey
2024年2月11日 · At the core of Polynesian navigation is the practice of wayfinding, a skill passed down through generations of navigators, known as ‘wayfinders’ or ‘Pwo’. This ancient art involves reading signs from the natural environment, such as the stars, ocean currents, wind patterns, and the behavior of birds and marine life, to determine ...
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