Easter Island Facts: Rapa Nui
Easter Island Facts
• Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean.
• Many believe that each statue represented the deceased head of a family ancestry line.
• Easter Island is famous for having 887 massive statues.
• The Moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people on the Chilean Polynesian island between the years 1250 and 1500
• A common misconception that the Easter Island statues are just heads although some have been buried up to their necks over time.
• Easter Island is located about 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti.
• The first recorded European visitor to the island, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen called the place "Easter Island" because he arrived on Easter Sunday, 5th
• Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean.
• Many believe that each statue represented the deceased head of a family ancestry line.
• Easter Island is famous for having 887 massive statues.
• The Moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people on the Chilean Polynesian island between the years 1250 and 1500
• A common misconception that the Easter Island statues are just heads although some have been buried up to their necks over time.
• Easter Island is located about 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti.
• The first recorded European visitor to the island, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen called the place "Easter Island" because he arrived on Easter Sunday, 5th