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From lagoon swimming in the Cook Islands to witnessing the race of the banana bearers in the Heiva i Tahiti festival, travelers will find the best of the South Pacific—both popular and obscure—in this guidebook. Moon Handbooks South Pacific provides in-depth coverage of outdoor recreation,... read more
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“Foreign travel is an exceptional experience enjoyed by a privileged few. Too often, tourists try to transfer their lifestyles to tropical islands, thereby missing out on what is unique to the region. Travel can be a learning experience if approached openly and with a positive attitude, so read up on the local culture before you arrive and become aware of the social and environmental problems of the area. A wise traveler soon graduates from hearing and seeing to listening and observing. It's not for nothing that we have two eyes and ears but only one mouth.”
Setting & Locations edit
The liquid continent of Oceania is divided between Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. This book is about some of the 30,000 islands dotting the Pacific basin.
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Easter Island
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Pitcairn Islands
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
First Sentence edit
The Pacific, greatest of oceans, has an area exceeding that of all dry land on the planet.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Moon Handbooks. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Stanley (Editor)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Moon Handbooks South Pacific: First published in 1979, Moon Handbooks South Pacific was the original single-volume guide to the Pacific islands.
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