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3 days ago · The secrets of Easter Island, unveiled. There is a remote volcanic island in the South Pacific where hundreds of mysterious stone heads called moai, some standing more than nine metres (30 feet...
5 days ago · Uncovering the top things to do on Easter Island that includes archeological sites with moai, shows, adventure activities, scuba diving, and more!
2 days ago · The Galápagos Islands ( Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi) west of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with a population of slightly over 33,000 (2020).
2 days ago · Etymology Main articles: Ēostre and Names of Easter The modern English term Easter, cognate with modern Dutch ooster and German Ostern, developed from an Old English word that usually appears in the form Ēastrun, Ēastron, or Ēastran ; but also as Ēastru, Ēastro ; and Ēastre or Ēostre. [nb 4] Bede provides the only documentary source for the etymology of the word, in his eighth-century ...
1 day ago · Some of the Easter Island statues tumbled forward, concealing their faces, and frequently breaking their necks; others went over the rear of their bases. Easter Island (1250 – 1500); Mike W. from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The slave trade, which started on the island in 1862, decimated the Rapa Nui inhabitants.
1 day ago · Polynesia comprised islands diffused throughout a triangular area with sides of four thousand miles. The area from the Hawaiian Islands in the north, to Easter Island in the east and to New Zealand in the south were all settled by Polynesians.
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4 days ago · Easter Island statues were important for the residents. (Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu via Getty Images) "When tides are low, this results in the flow of freshwater directly into the sea.
