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Rarotonga  

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  • Polynesia is a geographical triangle in the Pacific Ocean with Hawaii,New Zealand, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) as its three points. Starting about 65 million years ago, ongoing volcanic activity began forming the Cook Islands of Polynesia between Fiji and Tahiti. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Rarotonga]

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