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Contrary to the arguments of some that much of the pacific was settled by Polynesians accidentally marooned after being lost and adrift, it seems reasonable that this feat was accomplished by deliberate colonization expeditions that set out fully stocked with food and domesticated plants and animals. The undisputed presence in Oceania of the sweet potato, which is New World domesticate, has sometimes been used to support theories. However, this is one plant out of a long list of Asian domesticates. As Patrick points out, rather than being brought by rafting South Americans, sweet potatoes might just have easily been brought back by returning Polynesian who could have reached the west coast of South America.