Fun facts about Easter Island
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The name 'Easter Island' was given by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday in 1722.
Easter Island
Chile
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 renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.
From the “Etymology” section
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According to oral tradition, the island was first settled by a two-canoe expedition led by chief Hotu Matu'a.
Easter Island
Chile
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 renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.
From the “History” section
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By the 18th century, the island's population had dropped to 2,000–3,000 from a high of approximately 15,000 just a century earlier.
Easter Island
Chile
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 renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.
From the “History” section
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The first recorded European contact with the island was on April 5, 1722, resulting in the death of about a dozen islanders.
Easter Island
Chile
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 renowned for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0