"Let us observe, however, that probably the diluvian tradition is not primitive, but imported in America; that it undoubtedly wears the aspect of an importation among the rare populations of the yellow race where it is found; and lastly, that it is doubtful among the Polynesians of Oceania.
It is thought to have been located in the Pacific Ocean region, encompassing areas that are now parts of Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.