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2 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 ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Learn about Easter Island, a Polynesian island and a special Chilean territory in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. See its volcanic features, climate, flora and fauna, and the famous Moai statues.
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3 days ago · Learn about the history, culture and attractions of Easter Island, the most remote inhabited island on earth. Find out how to get there, when to go, what to do and how to save money on your trip.
Area. 71.3 km 2 (27.5 sq mi) Easter Island (Spanish: Isla de Pascua, [ˈisla ðe ˈpaskwa]; Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i]) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
Jun 13, 2018 · Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. The stone blocks, carved into head-and-torso figures, average 13 feet (4 meters ...
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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.
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Feb 18, 2021 · Ahu Tongariki. The most famous site on the island, located on the east coast, Ahu Tongariki is a magnificent collection of 15 huge moai— some weighing up to 30 tons—lined up on a 650-foot ahu (stone pedestal). Knocked over by a tsunami in 1960, the statues were eventually put back to their rightful positions in 1995.
