Isla Salas y Gómez, Natural reserve on the eastern edge of Polynesia, Insular Chile.
The island comprises two rocky segments connected by a 30-meter-wide isthmus that surfaces from a submarine mountain range in the Pacific Ocean.
Spanish navigators José Salas Valdés and José Manuel Gómez documented the island in 1793 and 1805, leading to its current name designation.
The Rapa Nui people named it Motu Motiro Hiva, translating to Bird's Islet on the way to Hiva, referencing ancestral Polynesian connections.
The marine protected area extends across 150,000 square kilometers, preserving critical habitats for numerous seabird species and marine life.
Four terrestrial plant species grow on this remote landmass, which stands as the easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle.
Location: Isla de Pascua
Elevation above the sea: 30 m
GPS coordinates: -26.47210,-105.36257
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:30
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