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Fun fact 1 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
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Easter Island

Chile

Area
164 km²
Location
Chile
56th largest island in the world

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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