Rano Kau volcano

E409876

extinct volcano shield volcano volcano

Rano Kau volcano is a large extinct volcanic crater on the southwestern tip of Easter Island, notable for its steep cliffs, crater lake, and archaeological sites including the ceremonial village of Orongo.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rano Kau volcano canonical	6
Rano Kau caldera	1
Rano Kau volcanic crater	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extinct volcano ⓘ shield volcano ⓘ volcano ⓘ
access	road from Hanga Roa ⓘ
climateInfluence	sheltered microclimate in crater ⓘ
contains	Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ birdman cult ceremonial structures ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ stone houses ⓘ
craterDepth	approximately 200 metres ⓘ
craterDiameter	approximately 1.5 kilometres ⓘ
culturalSignificance	center of Tangata manu (birdman) cult ceremonies ⓘ
elevation	approximately 324 metres ⓘ
forms	southern rim of Orongo ridge ⓘ
geologicalAge	Pleistocene epoch ⓘ surface form: Pleistocene
hasCliffs	nearly vertical inner crater walls ⓘ sea-facing outer cliffs ⓘ
hasFeature	coastal headland ⓘ crater lake ⓘ lava flows ⓘ marshy crater floor ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ tuff cones ⓘ volcanic crater ⓘ
hasTop	Orongo ⓘ
lakeType	freshwater crater lake ⓘ
lakeVegetation	floating reeds ⓘ totora reeds ⓘ
lastEruption	prehistoric times ⓘ
locatedIn	Chile ⓘ Easter Island ⓘ Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ Southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: southeastern Pacific Ocean
nameLanguage	Rapa Nui language ⓘ
nameMeaning	broad volcano ⓘ
near	Hanga Roa ⓘ
overlooks	Motu Iti islet NERFINISHED ⓘ Motu Kao Kao islet NERFINISHED ⓘ Motu Nui islet ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Easter Island volcanic complex ⓘ Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rapa Nui National Park
position	southwestern tip of Easter Island ⓘ
status	extinct ⓘ
usedFor	archaeological research ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Easter Island volcanic complex → hasMainComponent → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

Easter Island volcanic complex → hasCrater → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rano Kau caldera

Rano Kau crater lake → locatedIn → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

Rano Kau crater lake → partOf → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rano Kau volcanic crater

Terevaka volcano → largerThan → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

Terevaka summit → near → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

Poike volcano → togetherWith → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ

Poike volcano → isOlderThan → Rano Kau volcano ⓘ