- Known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, the island was christened Paaseiland, or Easter Island, by Dutch explorers in honor of the day of their arrival in 1722.
- Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is a small island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and is considered a special territory of Chile.
- Top Things to Do in Easter Island, Chile: See Tripadvisor's 52,553 traveller reviews and photos of Easter Island tourist attractions.
- Easter Island is famous for megalithic remains. ... The population of Easter Island peaked at around 10,000 in 1600, while the quality of life cont.
- Easter Island is located in the southeast of the Pacific Ocean to the south of Polynesia. The Island is famous for around 1,000 monumental statues called " Moai ".
- Discover the Mysteries of Easter Island. The isolated Rapa Nui developed a distinct architectural and artistic culture that weathered the centuries.
- Science has learned much about the enigma of Easter Island and has put to rest some of the more bizarre theories, but questions and controversies remain.
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- The 887 giant moai statues on Easter Island have turned one of the most isolated islands in the world into one of the most well known—and most mysterious.