# Islands of the Pacific

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Category: Geography
Slides: 30
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:02.158Z
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## Summary

The Pacific is not water with islands in it. It is a continent of islands — settled, mapped, sailed, and governed by some of the most accomplished maritime peoples in history. Key sections include: Islands of the Pacific.; Opening The world's largest geography.; Chapter I Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia.; Chapter II The Polynesian voyages.; Chapter III Hōkūleʻa and the revival.; Chapter IV Hawaiʻi.; Chapter V Aotearoa New Zealand.; Chapter VI Fiji.; Chapter VII Sāmoa.; Chapter VIII Tonga..

## Slide Outline

1. Islands of the Pacific.
2. Opening The world's largest geography.
3. Chapter I Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia.
4. Chapter II The Polynesian voyages.
5. Chapter III Hōkūleʻa and the revival.
6. Chapter IV Hawaiʻi.
7. Chapter V Aotearoa New Zealand.
8. Chapter VI Fiji.
9. Chapter VII Sāmoa.
10. Chapter VIII Tonga.
11. Chapter IX Papua New Guinea.
12. Chapter X Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
13. Chapter XI Rapa Nui.
14. Chapter XII French Polynesia.
15. Chapter XIII How Pacific islands form.
16. Chapter XIV The Marshall Islands.
17. Chapter XV The climate emergency.
18. Chapter XVI Tuvalu and Kiribati.
19. Chapter XVII Geopolitics in the Pacific.
20. Chapter XVIII Reef and lagoon.
21. Chapter XIX Surfing and Pacific water culture.
22. Chapter XX Pacific music.
23. Chapter XXI Languages and revival.
24. Chapter XXII Pacific literature.
25. Chapter XXIII Pacific sport.
26. Chapter XXIV Reading list.
27. Chapter XXV Watch & read.
28. Chapter XXVI The Pacific in 2050.
29. Chapter XXVII Why the Pacific matters.
30. The end of the deck.

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