Year Map
HUMAN SETTLEMENT IN THE PACIFIC
Source: Geert Cole, et al. South Pacific, Lonely Planet Publication, 2000.
Route Map
Source: The World of the Maori, D. M. Stafford, 1996, reprinted 2004.
Source: Nunn, Oceanic Islands, Blackwell, 1994
18,000 years ago: sea level was some 120-150 meters lower than it is today. Islands were much larger.
The present situation: Sea-level rise has caused islands to disappear or become smaller.