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The Polynesian triangle

2013 Waka Tapu Polynesian triangle route - Aotearoa to Rapanui.

The Waka Tapu completed the last leg of the Polynesian triangle from Aotearoa to Rapanui and back in 2013. All three sides of the Polynesian triangle have now been navigated, linking Aotearoa, Hawaii and Rapanui.

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