Long before compasses or GPS, Polynesian navigators explored the vast Pacific using only nature. By reading stars, waves, clouds, and animal movements, they found islands over 30 miles away accurately. Their memorized ""star compasses"" divided the sky into 32 points, guiding them across thousands of miles. This ancient wisdom helped them settle 1,000 islands long before modern tools existed. European explorers once called it primitive. Today, science calls it brilliant. | History Fact Zone
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