Easter Island (Rapa Nui : Rapa Nui; Spanish : Isla de Pascua) 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.
- After spending a couple of nights in Santiago, Shuchi and I decided to visit Easter Island, Chile also known as Rapa Nui (Spanish — Isla de Pascua).
- Only about a dozen eventually returned to Easter Island, but they brought smallpox, which decimated the remaining population of 1,500.
- One of the world's most famous yet least visited archaeological sites, Easter Island is a small, hilly, now treeless island of volcanic origin.
- Easter Island (Rapo Nui) Genel Bilgiler / Rehber. Paskalya Adası, Büyük Okyanus’un güney doğusunda bulunan, Şili’ye bağlı olan bir adadır.
- The map of Easter Island is a fascinating subject for exploration. It shows the shape of the island, its topography, and the location of all the Moai statues.
- Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is a tiny island known for its huge moai statues scattered all over the island.
- The island was first seen by the Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen, on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1722, an occasion that gave the island its name.
- Located on the island of Rapa Nui (Aka Easter Island) one can’t help but wonder, who put these giant stone heads on Easter Island and what was their purpose?
- Things to Do in Easter Island, Chile: See Tripadvisor's 52,536 traveller reviews and photos of Easter Island tourist attractions.
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- Yüzölçümü:163 km²
- Nüfusu:7.750 (2017)