- Located in the Southern Pacific Ocean
- Southernmost Polynesian island
- Polynesian name: Rapa Nui
- 1722: First Europeans arrive at Easter Island
- 1888: Annexed by Chile as a special territory
- Home to 887 monument statues, called moai, created by the Rapa Nui people
- One of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world (The next closest inhabited island is Pitcairn Island, located 1,289 miles west)
- Easter Island is the furthest inhabited point from every human being (The average human is 9,300 miles away from Easter Island)
- The nearest continental land mass is 2,182 miles away near Concepción, Chile
- There are three freshwater crater lakes, called Rano. (Rano Kau, Rano Raraku, Rano Aroi)
- Volcanic island formed by the Ring of Fire
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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