Austronesian voyaging 500 BC–1000

Austronesian peoples spread east by canoe towards Polynesia.

Map of Oceania in AD 200, during the Austronesian voyaging — Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.