Isla de Pascua, Remote territorial entity in Pacific Ocean, Chile.
The triangular landmass spans 162 square kilometers, featuring three extinct volcanoes, steep cliffs, and grasslands surrounded by the Pacific Ocean waters.
Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen first encountered the island on Easter Sunday in 1722, leading to its European name before Chile annexed it in 1888.
The island holds 887 stone statues called moai, carved from volcanic rock between 1000 CE and 1680 CE as symbols of ancestral communication.
The population of 7,750 inhabitants concentrates in Hanga Roa, where basic services, medical facilities, and transportation connections to mainland Chile are available.
The territory maintains three official names: Easter Island in English, Isla de Pascua in Spanish, and Rapa Nui in the native Polynesian language.
Location: Isla de Pascua Province
Inception: February 22, 1966
Capital city: Hanga Roa
Elevation above the sea: 157 m
GPS coordinates: -27.08330,-109.37500
Latest update: March 3, 2025 06:05
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1922.2 km
Motu Nui
15.2 km
Rapa Nui National Park
2.9 km
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Rano Kau
12.1 km
Ahu Akivi
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Cañon de los Perdidos
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Anakena
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Poike
12.1 km
Ahu Vinapu
10.8 km
Terevaka
486 m
Hare paenga
4.5 km
Tahai
8.1 km
Ana Kai Tangata
11 km
Estadio de Hanga Roa
9 km
Pawala Valley Ridge
2083.3 km
Rano Raraku
9.9 km
Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum
7.7 km
Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa
8.8 km
Adamstown Church
2082.1 km
Ovahe
6.1 km
Sala y Gomez lighthouse
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Moai
10.8 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix d'Akamaru
2605.5 km
Église Saint-Raphaël d'Aukena
2606.7 km
Isla de Pascua
3.8 km
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