Pacific Islands
Main article: Marshall Islands stick chartThe Polynesian peoples who explored and settled the Pacific islands in the first two millenniums CE used maps to navigate across large distances. A surviving map from the Marshall Islands uses sticks tied in a grid with palm strips representing wave and wind patterns, with shells attached to show the location of islands. Other maps were created as needed using temporary arrangements of stones or shells.
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