The history, culture, and cuisine of the many Pacific Islands including Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia and New Zealand. Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines are covered in other presentations
2. Selected Interesting Slides
from Pacific Islands History
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3. This is an excerpt from World History Lessons for Zoey and Kaya
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29. Tuvalu
Travel Guide
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Pasifika
Tuvalu’s Islands Iakoba Italeli
Funafuti Atoll Highest Point
Tuvalu Disappearing?
Maneapa
30. Other Polynesian Islands and Settlements
Wallis and Fotuna
Pitcairn Island
History of Bounty Mutineers
Resettlement to Norfolk Island
Attractions
Tokelau
First 100% solar powered nation
Top export/import are oscilloscopes?
.tk is #1 country code on Internet
Tuamotus Archipelago
32. New Zealand Wars
1845 -1872
New Zealand Maori
Maori Haka Dance
Rugby Haka
Moriori on Chatham Islands
Moriori Massacre 1835
Musket Wars 1807-1837
Maori Arrival
Treaty of Waitangi 1840
33. Ardern
Tasman Cook
Visit New Zealand
New Zealand
Seddon
Anzac Day
Mosque Shootings 2019
Anzac Landing 1915
Pakeha
34. Scenic New Zealand (South Island)
Mt Cook
Milford Sound
Queenstown
Fox and Franz
Josef Glaciers
Abel Tasman
National Park
Coronet Peak
35. Scenic New Zealand (North Island)
Auckland
Coromandel Peninsula
Wellington
Bay of Islands Rotorua
Lake Taupo and Tongariro
National Park Waiheke Island
Napier
41. Papua New Guinea
Travel Guide
Manus Island
Dude in New Guinea
Sing-Sing
Highlands
More Sing-Sing
Highlands and Islands Tok Pisin (Pidgin) Language
Wenda of
West Papua
New Guinea Tribes
Bismarck Archipelago
43. Vanuatu
Travel Guide
Tour Guide
Tanna Movie
Tanna
Map of Vanuatu
(New Hebrides) John Frum (Cargo Cult)
Prince Phillip Movement
Lini
Stevens
Coconut War
Vanuatu Story
Moses
Land Diving
45. Scenic Australia
Travel Guide
Great Barrier Reef Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Great Ocean Road Lord Howe’s Island
Blue Mountains
Kakadu
National Park
Ball’s Pyramid
Australian Overview
48. Australian History after 1600
Polynesians visit Australia 1750
Tasman’s Voyages
Cook’s Voyages
Anzac Landing 1915
Ataturk Message
Convicts Resettlement 1788
Governor Phillip
1788 -1792
His Friend
Bennelong Macquarie
Appin Massacre
Squatting
49. Australian Culture
Ned Kelly
1906 Movie
Dame Edna
Jedda Galliopoli Mad Max
Baz Luhrman
Banjo Patterson
Waltzing Matilda
Miles Franklin
Colleen
McCullough
Patrick White
Lascaris
54. Federated States of Micronesia
Yap State is made up of 4 large islands, 7 small islands and 134 atolls, with a total land area of 45.6
square miles. Chuuk State has a total land area of 49.2 square miles and includes seven major
island groups. Pohnpei State has 133.4 square miles of land area, of which 130 is accounted for by
Pohnpei island, the largest in FSM. Kosrae is essentially one high island of 42.3 square miles.
Yap State
Kosrae State
Pohnpei State
Chuuk State
Chuuk(Truk) Lagoon
Yap Stone Money
64. Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island)
War Years
Rare Earth
Treasure
Marcus
Island
Japan
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kilometers
Overview for DXers
Japanese Possession
A Small Very Valuable Island
Another Battleground Island Iwo Jima