2007-01-12 08:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Easter Island, known in the native language as Rapa Nui ("Big Rapa") or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, is an island in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to Chile. Located 3,600 km (2,237 statute miles) west of continental Chile and 2,075 km (1,290 statute miles) east of Pitcairn Island, it is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. It was given its common name of "Easter" because it was discovered by the Dutch on Easter Sunday, 1722. It is located at 27°09′S 109°27′W, with a latitude close to that of the Chilean city of Caldera, north of Santiago. The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles), and a population of 3,791 (2002 census), 3,304 of which live in the capital of Hanga Roa. Easter is made up of three volcanoes: Poike, Rano Kau and Terevaka. The island is famous for its numerous moai, the stone statues now located along the coastlines. Administratively, it is a province (containing a single municipality) of the Chilean Valparaíso Region. The standard time is six hours behind UTC (UTC-6) (five hours behind including one hour of daylight saving time).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island
2007-01-12 08:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about the destruction of an eco-system due to human beings lack of understanding, then Easter Island is a classic example of deforestation. The original settlers on Easter Island exhausted the forest and by doing so insured there own destruction. By the time Europeans came to the island majority of the population were dead. Here is a link if you want to use it to learn a little about the history. http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/index.html
2007-01-12 16:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by CeCe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter Island? Wikipedia.com!
2007-01-12 16:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by cinabolic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter Island is better known as Rapa Nui, and it is a fascinating place with traces of two definite subcultures. This is the home of the famous stone faces, and also the site of the battles between the long-eared and short-eared warriors.
2007-01-12 19:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Island off of Chile. It is in the pacific ocean. Its wear the cylinder head made of rocks.
2007-01-14 08:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋