Rano Kau

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caldera volcanic crater

Rano Kau is a large volcanic crater on the southwestern tip of Easter Island, notable for its steep cliffs, crater lake, and archaeological remains of the Rapa Nui culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caldera ⓘ
volcanic crater ⓘ
access hiking trail ⓘ
associatedWithArchaeologicalSite Orongo ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Rapa Nui people ⓘ
surface form: Rapa Nui culture
associatedWithRitual tangata manu (birdman) cult ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
craterLakeDepth shallow ⓘ
craterLakeType freshwater lake ⓘ
diameter approximately 0.93 miles ⓘ
approximately 1.5 kilometres ⓘ
elevation 1063 feet ⓘ
324 metres ⓘ
formedBy volcanic activity ⓘ
geologicalAge Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
surface form: Pleistocene
geologicalType shield volcano ⓘ
hasCliffHeight up to about 300 metres ⓘ
up to about 980 feet ⓘ
hasFeature Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ
archaeological remains ⓘ
crater lake ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
tuff cone ⓘ
wetland vegetation ⓘ
hasVegetation totora reeds ⓘ
wetland plants ⓘ
hasViewOf Motu Nui islet ⓘ
surface form: Motu Iti islet

Motu Kao Kao islet ⓘ
Motu Nui islet ⓘ
isOneOfMainVolcanoesOf Easter Island ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
languageOfName Rapa Nui language ⓘ
locatedIn Chile ⓘ
Easter Island ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ
locatedOnSide southwestern tip of Easter Island ⓘ
nameMeaning broad volcano ⓘ
nearbySettlement Hanga Roa ⓘ
overlooks Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ
surface form: Orongo village

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Easter Island ⓘ
Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ
protectionStatus national park protected area ⓘ
rimHeightAboveSeaLevel about 324 metres ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site component ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poike → associatedVolcano → Rano Kau ⓘ
Rano Aroi → differentFrom → Rano Kau ⓘ
Terevaka → formsWith → Rano Kau ⓘ
Easter Island → hasCrater → Rano Kau ⓘ
Easter Island → hasVolcano → Rano Kau ⓘ
Maunga Terevaka → near → Rano Kau ⓘ