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The Austronesians were some of the early people that crossed vast open seas and settled farflung island
s in search of new land to settle. The Austronesian expansion around 2500 BC and onwards is widely considered by some contemporary scholars to be one of the great movements of population in history
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s in search of new land to settle. The Austronesian expansion around 2500 BC and onwards is widely considered by some contemporary scholars to be one of the great movements of population in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
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