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Inscription. 1995 (19th Session) Area. 71.3 km 2 (28 square miles) 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
Easter Island flag at the Hanga Roa cemetery. It is a white...
- Motu Nui
Motu Nui (large island in the Rapa Nui language) is the...
- Moai
5 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. Forming a triangle 14 miles (23 km) long by 7 miles (11 km ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Easter Island covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean, and is located some 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti.
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The capital city is Hanga Roa . It is famous for its 887 huge statues called Moai, made by the early Rapa Nui people. Easter Island also has a huge crater called Rano Kau at the edge of the island. In the crater there is a natural lake, one of only three bodies of fresh ...
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Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected ...
Jun 13, 2018 · It’s not clear when the islands were first settled; estimates range from A.D. 800 to 1200. It’s also not clear how quickly the island ecosystem was wrecked—but a major factor appears to be ...
