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Q1 (NDA-II/2020) Geography › World Physical Geography › World physical mapping

New Zealand is considered part of which one of the following island groups?

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New Zealand is geographically and culturally classified as part of Polynesia, one of the three major subregions of Oceania alongside Micronesia and Melanesia. Geographically, it forms the southwestern anchor of the 'Polynesian Triangle,' a vast region in the central and southern Pacific Ocean that stretches from Hawaii in the north to Easter Island in the east and New Zealand in the southwest. Historically, New Zealand was settled by Polynesian navigators around 1000 CE [1]. The indigenous Māori people of New Zealand share a common ancestry, linguistic roots, and cultural heritage with other Polynesian groups such as the Tahitians, Tongans, and Hawaiians [1]. While New Zealand is part of the microcontinent of Zealandia, it remains the second and third largest landmasses within the Polynesian island group.

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  1. [1] Themes in world history, History Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: Writing and City Life > TIMELINE II (c. 100 BCE TO 1300 CE) > p. 37
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