Easter Island

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Easter Island is a remote Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, famed for its monumental moai statues and distinctive Rapa Nui culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian island
World Heritage Site
island
tourist destination
areaSquareKilometres about 163.6
capital Hanga Roa
country Chile
dateOfEuropeanDiscovery 1722-04-05
discoveredByEuropeans Jacob Roggeveen
distanceToContinentApproximate over 3500 km west of continental Chile
hasAirport Mataveri International Airport
hasArchaeologicalSite Ahu Tongariki
Easter Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orongo

Rano Raraku
hasClimate subtropical
hasCrater Rano Aroi
Rano Kau
Rano Raraku
hasCulturalTradition Birdman cult
hasEthnicGroup Rapa Nui people
hasHighestPoint Terevaka
hasLocalLanguage Rapa Nui language
hasLocalName Easter Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Isla de Pascua

Easter Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rapa Nui
hasMainEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasNationalPark Easter Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rapa Nui National Park
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasVolcano Poike
Rano Kau
Terevaka
hasWritingSystem rongorongo
knownFor Rapa Nui culture
archaeological sites
moai statues
largestSettlement Hanga Roa
locatedIn Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
surface form: southeastern Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Easter
surface form: Easter Sunday
partOf Valparaíso Region
populationApproximate about 8000
populationCenter Hanga Roa
sovereignState Chile
timeZone Easter Island Standard Time
timeZoneDSTOffset UTC−5
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−6
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Easter Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rapa Nui National Park
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995
volcanicOrigin true

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Hanga Roa transportHubFor Easter Island
Polynesian Leaders Group hasMember Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui language spokenIn Easter Island
Pacific Islands hasPart Easter Island
Polynesian languages spokenIn Easter Island
Marquesic languages hasRegion Easter Island
Southeastern Pacific Ocean contains Easter Island
Southeastern Pacific Ocean contains Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Polynesians hasMajorPopulationIn Easter Island
Polynesian Cultural Center showcasesCultureOf Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
South Pacific Ocean contains Easter Island
ahu (ceremonial platforms) locatedIn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
ahu (ceremonial platforms) locatedIn Easter Island
haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual) hasCulturalContext Easter Island
subject surface form: haka pei
haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual) locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: haka pei
Rapa Nui National Park locatedIn Easter Island
Rapa Nui National Park locatedOn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert locatedIn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert locatedOn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Isla de Pascua
Museo Antropológico P. Sebastián Englert languageOfExhibits Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Orongo ceremonial village locatedOn Easter Island
Roro associatedWithLocation Easter Island
Roro usedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Rongorongo
Easter Island Commune locatedIn Easter Island
Easter Island Commune locatedOnIsland Easter Island
Easter Island Commune officialName Easter Island
this entity surface form: Comuna de Isla de Pascua
IPC serves Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
IPC isMainAirGatewayTo Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
IPC locatedOn Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
IPC primaryRoute Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
this entity surface form: Santiago–Easter Island
IPC servesIsland Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
SCIP locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
SCIP locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
SCIP serves Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
SCIP isMainAirGatewayTo Easter Island
subject surface form: Mataveri International Airport
Eugène Eyraud deathPlace Easter Island
Eugène Eyraud placeOfMissionaryWork Easter Island
Eugène Eyraud placeOfBurial Easter Island
Poike Peninsula locatedIn Easter Island
Poike Peninsula partOf Easter Island
Poike Peninsula isHeadlandOf Easter Island
EAST usedIn Easter Island
EAST usedIn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Isla de Pascua
EAST usedIn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
EAST appliesToTerritoryOf Easter Island
EAST languageOfRegion Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Isla de Pascua province contains Easter Island
subject surface form: Isla de Pascua Province