Exploring the Pacific - The Great Ocean - Extra History - Part 1

🏝️ Exploring the Pacific: The Great Ocean - Welcome to our first episode on the Pacific Ocean and the cultures that explored and settled on the island chains. We'll be talking about the three sections of the Pacific: Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. But before we can talk about the people, we have to talk about the ocean itself. The Pacific Ocean was nicknamed the Peaceful Ocean by Ferdinand Magellan, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Ringed by volcanoes, and resting over several tectonic plates, the Pacific Ocean is vast, deep, and a hotspot for earthquakes and tsunamis.

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[PhoenixNorthstar]

As someone who grew up in the Caribbean Islands, I've always been fascinated by Polynesian culture, particularly the similarities and differences between their culture and my own.

[MrHistory]

As a Native Hawaiian who has lived in hawai’i my entire life this is gonna be a good series I have seen the hōkūle’a in person it’s awesome and a great way to reflect on my heritage
Thank you for making this series

[maddiewettach]

Pacific Ocean: I am surrounded by a Ring of Fire. I bring tsunamis and earthquakes to every coast I touch. Only the bravest sailors dare to travel my waters.
Ferdinand Magellan: Cool. I’m gonna call you the “Peaceful Ocean”!
Pacific Ocean: . . . I hope you aren’t attached to the majority of your crew.

[unstoppablefma]

Sailed over the trench back in '07. The fathometer zeroed out, too deep to receive a ping.

[jmt]

This series should be interesting. I'm looking forward to learning lots i never knew before.

[Pip-Pikacraft]

Me: woah this Eddie dude seems cool! I hope this series talks more about him!

Extra History: “..and he was never seen again”

Me: 😔

[jeremy]

I appreciate anyone who tries to rediscover lost knowledge and wisdom. Human history is so long that there's no telling just how much people have forgotten over the years 😟

[GallowglassVT]

So glad the Polynesians are finally getting the acknowledgement they deserve as some of the greatest voyagers and navigators in all human history.

[abthedragon]

Ooooh, another history series on Pacific Islanders and the Pacific in general!

Cool!

[braxtonfriday]

"This is how many seeds and plants made their way to the islands" are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[scdallav]

It would be more accurate to say, that the description of the Pacific as the peaceful ocean fit only in comparison to the North Atlantic. There's a reason the RN didn't use deck parking on their carriers in WWII and the USN did.

[Links]

This seems like something I've never heard of and will now learn lots about. Great!

[quartz]

As a New Zealand Māori, I appreciate people covering our ancestors who risked their lives for new land.I hope you can cover the history of the tribes who inhabit these lands, commonly known as tangata whenua, or people of the land.
Kia Kaha!

[BlueflameKing]

The 'Peaceful' Ocean? Coming from someone who has lived in Hawaii for a long time, that is not accurate, especially when we have a tsunami Siren and on regular 3-5 Hurricane warnings between May and October. None really hit us, but we are still on guard.
We have learned more about space then we have our oceans, like from videos I have seen, we barely know about 10% of our oceans. There are also signs that early on in history, Hawaii other islands had trade with South America. Pacific sailors have been proclaimed as some of the greates explorers for great reason. They are like reverse Vikings, they actually knew what they were doing and where they were going, no offense to vikings.

[stanislawwitkowicz]

I hope you also give Micronesia some justice in this series!
They deserve to be more recognized!

[arismeinardllemit]

the Philippines is rich with history dating back even before spaniards arrived, please do a Philippines series

[Demonsrun]

3:31 You messed up the conversion to sqare Kilometers. You used the factor of about 1.61 for the conversion that is used to convert from mile to km but for square miles it has to be the square of 1.61 = 2.5921 resulting in a larger value of 165, 375, 980 km²

[viriato]

When I saw Moana for the first time I wondered about As a Spaniard and student of History at university I had to study The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II and it's importance, how geography had an impact in the past. Seeing this makes me know that this series is gonna be one of your best works. Actually can't wait to see where it's heading.

Thank you very much for creating these videos. Keep it up!

[state_song_xprt]

I hope you mention the Austronesians who went west and ended up becoming the first people to settle Madagascar!
The history of Madagascar is really weird and absolutely fascinating and it's not discussed NEARLY enough.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Is it Tonga time? I think it's Tonga time