Rano Raraku tuff cone

E407553

tuff cone volcanic crater

Rano Raraku tuff cone is the volcanic crater on Easter Island that served as the main quarry where most of the island’s iconic moai statues were carved.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rano Raraku crater	1
Rano Raraku tuff cone canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tuff cone ⓘ volcanic crater ⓘ
accessRegulation	protected archaeological area ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus	key site for understanding moai production ⓘ
associatedWith	moai ⓘ
composedOf	consolidated volcanic ash ⓘ tuff ⓘ
contains	incomplete moai in situ ⓘ moai quarries ⓘ
country	Chile ⓘ
culturalSignificance	sacred site for Rapa Nui people ⓘ
erosionType	rain erosion ⓘ wind erosion ⓘ
formationType	monogenetic volcanic cone ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	volcanic activity ⓘ
governedBy	National Forest Corporation of Chile ⓘ surface form: Chilean National Forest Corporation Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui National Park administration
hasFeature	carving pits ⓘ crater lake ⓘ partially buried moai statues ⓘ quarry terraces ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ unfinished moai statues ⓘ
hasViewOf	north coast of Easter Island ⓘ south coast of Easter Island ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1995 ⓘ
linkedTo	collapse of moai construction tradition ⓘ
locatedIn	Easter Island ⓘ Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ Southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: southeastern Pacific Ocean
locatedOn	slopes of an extinct volcano ⓘ
materialSuitability	tuff suitable for carving ⓘ
near	Poike Peninsula ⓘ Tongariki ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ Easter Island ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rapa Nui National Park
periodOfUse	approximately 13th to 17th centuries ⓘ
primaryFunction	main quarry for moai statues ⓘ
researchField	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
significance	source of most moai on Easter Island ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major tourist site on Easter Island ⓘ
usedAs	quarry ⓘ
usedBy	moai statues ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui carvers

Referenced by (2)

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

Easter Island volcanic complex → hasFeature → Rano Raraku tuff cone ⓘ

Easter Island volcanic complex → hasCrater → Rano Raraku tuff cone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rano Raraku crater