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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Isla de Pascua province contains Easter Island
subject surface form: Isla de Pascua Province
this entity surface form: Isla de Pascua
Isla de Pascua province namedAfter Easter Island
subject surface form: Isla de Pascua Province
this entity surface form: Isla de Pascua (Easter Island)
Orongo locatedIn Easter Island
Orongo locatedOn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Easter hotspot responsibleFor Easter Island
Easter hotspot namedAfter Easter Island
Oceanic art hasSubregion Easter Island
Arend associatedWithDiscoveryOf Easter Island
Tapati Rapa Nui festival (nearby and centered on island) locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Tapati Rapa Nui festival
Tapati Rapa Nui festival (nearby and centered on island) locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Tapati Rapa Nui festival
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Maunga Terevaka locatedIn Easter Island
Maunga Terevaka locatedIn Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Maunga Terevaka partOf Easter Island
Maunga Terevaka highestPointOf Easter Island
Proto-Austronesian isAncestorOf Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) worshipedIn Easter Island
Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) ethnicContext Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Motu Nui islet locatedNear Easter Island
subject surface form: Motu Nui
Motu Nui islet partOf Easter Island
subject surface form: Motu Nui
this entity surface form: Easter Island archipelago
Motu Nui islet offCoastOf Easter Island
subject surface form: Motu Nui
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Heaven's Mirror coversLocation Easter Island
Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue culture Easter Island
subject surface form: Hoa Hakananaiʻa
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue originatesFrom Easter Island
subject surface form: Hoa Hakananaiʻa
Special Territory of Rapa Nui namedAfter Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Special Territory of Rapa Nui alsoKnownAs Easter Island
this entity surface form: Isla de Pascua
Hop (2011 film) setting Easter Island
Motu Kao Kao islet locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Motu Kao Kao
this entity surface form: Easter Island region
Motu Kao Kao islet locatedOffCoastOf Easter Island
subject surface form: Motu Kao Kao
Roggeveen discovered Easter Island
subject surface form: Jacob Roggeveen
Collapse notableCaseStudy Easter Island
Polynesian Triangle hasCorner Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Polynesian Triangle hasCorner Easter Island
Polynesian Triangle definedBy Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Polynesian Triangle contains Easter Island
Flora of Chile hasRegion Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages includesLanguage Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language hasDescendant Easter Island
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui
Province of Valparaíso contains Easter Island
Salas y Gómez Island locatedEastOf Easter Island
moai statues locatedIn Easter Island
subject surface form: Moai statues
moai statues symbolOf Easter Island
subject surface form: Moai statues