Umhlahlandlela Weziqhingi ZaseNingizimu Pacific

I-South Pacific yindawo enkulu - enkulu kakhulu futhi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ehlanganisa amamayela ayisigidi angu-11 ububanzi ukusuka e-Australia kuya eziqhingini zaseHawaii. Egujwa ngabaculi nabalobi, kusukela kuPaul Gauguin kuya kuJacob Michener, lezi zinkulungwane zamachashazi amatshe angamakhorali nezintaba-mlilo ziyindawo yabantu abathandekayo namasiko. Ezinye iziqhingi - njengeTahiti neFiji - ziyaziwa, kanti ezinye azikho okuningi.

Uthola inkanyezi yegolide uma uke wezwa ngo-Aitutaki noma i-Yap.

Ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha ihlukahluka ngokuya khona, nezinye iziqhingi ezixhunywe yizindiza zansuku zonke ezingezona eziseLos Angeles nabanye okufinyeleleka kuphela nge-hodgepodge yokuxhumana. Abaningi bayamamukela ezokuvakasha, ezinye ezinokungcebeleka kwezinkanyezi eziyisihlanu kanye nemisebenzi yamanzi asekelwe, kanti ezinye zikhona izindawo zokuhlala ezihlala ezindaweni ezihlala ezindaweni ezingenakujwayele nezindlela zasentshonalanga. Izidakamizwa zihlakulela lapha hhayi nje kuphela ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi kodwa futhi nezindawo zasemaceleni ezinama-coral.

Ngenkathi zibizwa ngokuthi i-South Pacific, lezi ziqhingi zihlukaniswe izifunda ezintathu: i-Polynesia, i-Melanesia, ne-Micronesia, ngayinye ngamasiko awo amasiko, ukuhlukahluka kolimi, kanye nezici zokupheka.

I-Polynesia

Lesi sifundazwe saseNingizimu Pacific esasempumalanga, esihlanganisa iHawaii, sibona iTahiti engavamile kanye nesiqhingi esingaqondakali se-Easter Island phakathi kwengcebo yayo. Izifiki zalo ezihamba olwandle, ezivela eSouth-mpumalanga ye-Asia, ziyaziwa ngokuhamba kwazo, zisinde ezinkingeni ezihambayo ezikebheni zomgwaqo kusukela ngo-1500 BC.

I-French Polynesia (iTahiti)

Ehlanganiswe iziqhingi ezingu-118, okugubha kakhulu i- Bora Bora , iTahiti yisizwe esizimele esinamathele eFrance. Ngokuvakasha okuthuthukiswe kahle eziqhingini eziyishumi, iTahiti ibilokhu iheha abantu abahamba ngezinyawo iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ngamanzi angaphezu kwama-bungalows, i-French-influenced cuisine, kanye nesiko eliyingqayizivele.

I-Cook Islands

I-Lesser-eyaziwa kakhulu kuneTahiti engomakhelwane, lezi ziqhingi ezingu-15, ezibizwa ngokuthi umhloli weziNgisi uKaputeni James Cook futhi zigijimela njengezizwe ezizibusa ngokuzibophezela eziya eNew Zealand, zinezindlu ezingu-19 000 ezidume ngokudakwa nokudansa. Ngokuvamile abavakashelayo bavakashela isiqhingi esikhulu saseRarotonga kanye ne-Aitutaki elinezinhlanzi ezincane.

I-Samoa

Leli qembu leziqhingi eziyisishiyagalolunye laliyiyona yokuqala ePacific ukuze ithole ukuzimela ngaphandle komsebenzi wesentshonalanga. I-Upolu iyisiqhingi esikhulu kanye nendawo yokuvakasha, kodwa impilo lapha ilawulwa yiFa'a Samoa (I-Samoan Way), lapho imindeni nabadala behlonishwa khona futhi imizi yayo engama-362 ilawulwa yi- matai (izikhulu) ezingu-18,000.

I-American Samoa

Kuthengiswa ngokuthi "Lapho i-sunsets yaseMelika," le nsimu yase-United States, kanye nenhloko yayo yasePago Pago (esiqhingini esiphezulu iTutuila), iqukethe iziqhingi ezinhlanu ze-volcanic ezingamakhilomitha ayisishiyagalolunye angu-76 kanye nabantu abangu-65,000. Amahlathi ayo asezindaweni ezishisayo asezindaweni zasemadolobheni ahlanzekile.

I-Tonga

Lo mbuso wasesiqhingini uhambela ohlangothini olusentshonalanga weDateline International (amaTongani kuqala ukubingelela lolo suku olusha) futhi liqukethe iziqhingi eziyi-176, 52 ezihlala kuwo. Inkosi yamanje, iNkosi yethu uGeorge Tupou V, inqume abantu abayizigidi ezingu-102 000 kusukela ngo-2006, ehlala enhloko-dolobha, uNuku'alofa, esiqhingini esikhulu iTongatapu.

I-Easter Island (i-Rapa Nui)

Ehlelwe yiPolynesia eminyakeni engaba ngu-1 500 eyedlule futhi etholakala yiDashi (ngeSonto lika-Easter ngo-1722, ngakho-ke igama), lesi siqhingi esikude esingamakhilomitha angu-63 sikhaya abantu abangaba ngu-5 000 nama- moai angu-800, ama-statues amakhulu. Elandelwa yiChile, lesi siqhingi sinikeza ubuhle obunamandla nokuhlanganiswa kwamasiko.

I-Melanesia

Lezi ziqhingi, eziseningizimu-ntshonalanga yePolynesia naseningizimu yeMicronesia - phakathi kwabo eFiji nasePapua New Guinea - ziyaziwa ngemikhuba yabo eminingi namasiko, imidwebo yomzimba eminingi kanye namasu okudweba izinkuni.

Fiji

Ehambisana neziqhingi ezingu-333, lesi sizwe esamukelekayo sabantu abangaba ngu-85,000 - bonke abathanda ukukhamuluka ngokubonga kwabo, " Bula !" wonke amathuba athola - ayaziwa ngezindawo zokunethezeka ezizimele eziqhingini ezizimele kanye nokudilika okukhulu kakhulu. Isiqhingi esiyinhloko, uViti Levu, esiya esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe aphesheya eNadi, yiyona indawo lapho izivakashi zivakashela khona iVanua Levu kanye nezindawo zokuhlala eziqhingini zaseYasawa naseMamucu.

Vanuatu

Le republic yabantu abangaba ngu-221,000 amahora amathathu emoyeni evela e-Australia. Iziqhingi zalo ezingu-83 ziyizintaba futhi zisezintabeni eziningana eziqhumayo. AmaVanuatan akhuluma ngezilimi ezingu-113, kodwa bonke bagubha impilo ngezingqikithi zamasiko nemicimbi, okwenza kube indawo ekhangayo ukuvakashela. Inhloko-dolobha iPort Vila e-Efate isiqhingi.

I-Papua New Guinea

Abafuna ukuzijabulisa bavame ukuthi lesi sizwe sishade phakathi kwe-Australia ne-Southeast Asia ohlwini lwabo lokubona okumele lubone. Ukumboza amamitha ayisishiyagalolunye angu-182 700 (ingxenye engasempumalanga yeNew Guinea Island nezinye iziqhingi ezingu-600) futhi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-5.5 (abakhuluma izilimi ezingu-800 - nakuba isiNgisi singokomthetho), kuyindawo enkulu yokubuka izinyoni nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Inhloko-dolobha iPort Moresby.

Micronesia

Lesi sifundazwe esingasenyakatho senyakatho sinezinkulungwane ezincane (ngakho-ke i-term micro) iziqhingi. Okuyaziwa kakhulu yindawo yaseGuam yase-US, kodwa ezinye iziqhingi ezifana nePalau neYap zifihliwe injabulo (njengamasayithi amancane wokudonsela phansi) kanye nemingcele engavamile (njengamatshe amakhulu asetshenziswa njengemali).

I-Guam

Lesi siqhingi esingamakhilomitha angu-212 (esikhulu kakhulu saseMicronesia nabantu abangu-175,000) singase sibe insimu yase-United States, kodwa isiko kanye nesilimi saso esiyingqayizivele se-Chamorro liyingxube yeminyaka engu-300 yamaSpanishi, eMicronesia, amathonya ase-Asia nasentshonalanga. Njengoba i-Continental Airlines ye-Continental Airlines, iGuam ine-airlift enhle kakhulu futhi iyindawo yokuqhakaziza yesifunda.

Palau

Eyaziwayo kubantu abahlukahlukene, ababiza amanzi abo ukuthi bangamaplanethi angcono kakhulu, leli phephali elingama-190-square miles (elakhiwe iziqhingi ezingu-340, abayisishiyagalolunye kulabo abahlala kulo) livezwe eminyakeni embalwa edlule ku-" Survivor." Zizimele kusukela ngo-1994 futhi zifika kubantu abayizinkulungwane ezingu-20 000 ezithandanayo (okubili kwezintathu zazo zihlala futhi zizungeze inhloko-dolobha iKoror), iPalau inikeza amahlathi anamangalisa, amaphuphu namabhishi amangalisayo.

Yap

Elinye lamazwe amane aseNtshonalanga aseMicronesia, i-Yap inamasiko amandulo - ikakhulukazi ama-discs ayo amatshe kanye nokudansa kwawo. Abantu abayi-11 200 banamahloni kodwa bayamamukela futhi ukudilika kwayo kuhle kakhulu (imisebe enkulu ye-manta iningi).