Ui-te-Rangiora
Polynesian explorer
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early explorations of Antarctica
- In Antarctica: History of Antarctica
…Rarotongan oral tradition tells of Ui-te-Rangiora, who sailed south of Aotearoa (New Zealand) to a frozen region. Tamarereti, a Polynesian explorer, also saw the icy south, according to oral tradition.
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