- Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is a small island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and is considered a special territory of Chile.
- The only sandy beaches are on the northeast coast. Easter Island we think of of huge stone carved figures – Easter Island Stones (or Eastern Island Stones).
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- Easter Island location map: Is Easter Island in South America or Polynesia? Located in the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is located in Polynesia.
- In the crater there is a natural lake and it is one of only three bodies of fresh water on the island. Easter Island a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The Dutch navigator Ragavine discovered Easter Island in the South Pacific while originally searching for Davis Island, which had mysteriously disappeared.
- During a tour of Easter Island, visitors will be introduced to the various theories surrounding this mystery – my favourite is the theory involving aliens!
- The Chilean government claimed possession of Easter Island in 1888 and, in 1935, designated it a national park, to preserve thousands of archaeological sites.
- Easter Island consists of old volcanoes with three crater lakes. It has an area of 163 square kilometres and a population of slightly over 5,000.
- Only about a dozen eventually returned to Easter Island, but they brought smallpox, which decimated the remaining population of 1,500.