Long before GPS, Polynesian sailors crossed the Pacific by reading stars, waves, winds, birds and clouds
- Polynesian sailors/ Image: WikipediaCenturies before GPS satellites, magnetic compasses or detailed nautical charts existed, Polynesian voyagers were crossing one of Earth's most challenging landscapes: the vast Pacific Ocean.
- Setting out in double-hulled canoes, they travelled thousands of kilometres between tiny islands scattered across an ocean that covers nearly a third of the planet.
- Remarkably, they did so without any modern navigation tools.
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- Polynesian sailors/ Image: WikipediaCenturies before GPS satellites, magnetic compasses or detailed nautical charts existed, Polynesian voyagers were crossing one of Earth's most challenging landscapes: the vast Pacific Ocean.
- Setting out in double-hulled canoes, they travelled thousands of kilometres between tiny islands scattered across an ocean that covers nearly a third of the planet.
- Remarkably, they did so without any modern navigation tools.
Sources: Times of India