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715. Inscription. 1995 (19th Session) Area. 71.3 km 2 (27.5 sq mi) Easter Island ( Spanish: Isla de Pascua [ˈisla ðe ˈpaskwa]; Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
- Moai
Moai or moʻai (/ ˈ m oʊ. aɪ / ⓘ MOH-eye; Spanish: moái; Rapa...
- Rapa Nui People
Pre-European contact (300–1722 CE) Rapa Nui are believed to...
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- Rapa Nui Language
Rapa Nui or Rapanui (English: / ˌ r æ p ə ˈ n uː i /, Rapa...
- Gambier Islands
The Gambier Islands (French: Îles Gambier or Archipel des...
- Paschalococos
Paschalococos disperta, the Rapa Nui palm or Easter Island...
- History of Easter Island
Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on...
- Laura Alarcón Rapu
Easter Island, Chile: Political party: Independent:...
- Flag
The flag of Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Te Reva Reimiro or Te...
- Motu Nui
Motu Nui (large island in the Rapa Nui language) is the...
- Moai
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Nov 9, 2009 · Easter Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean, is home to an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many centuries. The statues reveal their creators to be master craftsmen...
4 days ago · Easter Island, Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world. It is famous for its giant stone statues. The island stands in isolation 1,200 miles (1,900 km) east of Pitcairn Island and 2,200 miles (3,540 km) west of Chile.
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These show images relating to the island's birdman cult, which developed after about 1400 C.E. The key birdman cult ritual was an annual trial of strength and endurance, in which the chiefs and their followers competed.
The art of Easter Island is distinctively Polynesian, much of it centering on the creation of religious images. The most recognizable art forms from Easter Island are its colossal stone figures, or moai, images of ancestral chiefs whose supernatural power protected the community. Between roughly 1100 and 1650, Rapa Nui carvers created some 900 ...
