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How Austronesian sailors crossed the Indian Ocean

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Navigating massive open waters usually requires giant, heavily crewed galleons, unless you are incredibly confident in a hollowed-out log. Austronesian explorers managed to completely cross the vast Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar using just wooden outrigger canoes. Surviving an ocean crossing in a boat that looks like a basic raft requires a level of seamanship that modern sailors can barely even comprehend.

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