Easter Island - Wikipedia
Easter Island (Spanish: Isla de Pascua, [ˈisla ðe ˈpaskwa]; Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i]) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
Easter Island | Map, Statues, Heads, History, Moai, & Facts
3 days ago · Easter Island, Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world and is famous for its giant stone statues. To its original inhabitants the island is known as Rapa Nui, and its population is predominantly of Polynesian descent.
Easter Island ‑ Statues, Mystery & Facts - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · The first human inhabitants of Rapa Nui (the Polynesian name for Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua) are believed to have arrived in an organized party of emigrants. Archaeology...
What Really Happened on Easter Island? | Columbia Magazine
A Columbia study helps debunk an old theory about the island’s mysterious past. A millennium ago, a brave group of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific to settle one of the world’s most isolated places — a small, previously uninhabited island they named Rapa Nui.
A Guide to Easter Island, Chile - National Geographic
Jun 13, 2018 · Discover the Mysteries of Easter Island. The isolated Rapa Nui developed a distinct architectural and artistic culture that weathered the centuries.
History of Easter Island - Wikipedia
Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on Earth, Easter Island (also called Rapa Nui), located in the mid- Pacific Ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated.
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai - Smarthistory
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai. by Dr. Jenny Newell and Beth Harris. Carved of dense volcanic rock, the moai tower over the viewer. Rapa Nui moai cast in the Pacific Galleries of the American Museum of Natural History, NYC, made during the 1934–45 AMNH expedition to Rapa Nui.
Everything to know about Easter Island's iconic statues
Oct 19, 2022 · Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fire. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai.
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and its famous Moai statues
Jun 21, 2024 · Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island (a name given to it by Europeans), is located in the southeast Pacific and is famous for its approximately 1,000 carvings of moai, human-faced statues.
Easter Island - Moai, Rapa Nui, Statues | Britannica
3 days ago · Easter Island - Moai, Rapa Nui, Statues: The island is famous for its gigantic stone statues, of which there are more than 600, and for the ruins of giant stone platforms (ahus) with open courtyards on their landward sides, some of which show masterly construction.