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History of navigation — In the pre modern history of human migration and discovery of new lands by navigating the oceans, a few peoples have excelled as sea faring explorers. Prominent examples are the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks, the Persians, the Arabians, the… … Wikipedia
Radar navigation — Marine radar systems can provide very useful navigation information in a variety of situations. When the vessel is within radar range of land or special radar aids to navigation, the navigator can take distances and angular bearings to charted… … Wikipedia
Polynesian navigation — was a system of navigation used by Polynesians to routinely make long voyages across thousands of miles of open ocean. Navigators traveled to small inhabited islands using only their own senses and knowledge passed by oral tradition from… … Wikipedia
Mongoloid race — The term Mongoloid is a variation of the word Mongol , meaning Mongol like . It has been coined as a racial category to describe the distinctive appearance of East Asian peoples. Today it is most used in discussions of human prehistory,… … Wikipedia
Peuplement de l'Oceanie — Peuplement de l Océanie Image satellite centrée sur l Océanie … Wikipédia en Français
Peuplement de l'Océanie — Image satellite centrée sur l Océanie. L Océa … Wikipédia en Français
Peuplement de l'océanie — Image satellite centrée sur l Océanie … Wikipédia en Français
New Guinea — (Papua Island) Geography Location Melanesia Coordinates … Wikipedia
Polynesia — (from Greek: πολύς many , νῆσος island ) is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. DefinitionPolynesia is generally defined as the islands within the… … Wikipedia
Outrigger canoe — Modern sailing outrigger canoe in Hawaiʻi., USA … Wikipedia
