Pacific Migration
From Science and the Sea Podcast by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
April 19, 2026 · 2 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the migration of Polynesians across the Pacific Ocean and the factors that may have influenced their journeys.
Topics covered
- Polynesian migration
- Pacific Ocean
- island hopping
- Eastern Polynesia
Keywords
- migration
- Polynesia
- Tahiti
- Tonga
- Samoa
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Pacific Migration
Places: the Pacific Ocean, Western Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, Eastern Polynesia, Tahiti, Polynesia, the South Pacific Convergence Zone, Pacific
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