Easter Island
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Area
164 km²
Coordinates
-27.1127, -109.3497
Category
islands
Overview
One of the most remote inhabited islands - home to the enigmatic moai statues.
About
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. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.
More about Easter Island
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