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Rapa Nui / Easter Island
Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island, is a Chilean volcanic island in the southeastern Pacific and part of Polynesia geographically and culturally.
Fast Facts
- Locate it far west of mainland Chile, within Polynesia geographically and culturally.
- The island was built by volcanic activity on the oceanic Nazca Plate.
- Rapa Nui National Park protects major archaeological sites, including platforms and sculpted stone figures.
Connected lessons
- Rapa Nui / Easter IslandMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Galápagos IslandsRelated places
- Nazca PlateRelated places
- PolynesiaRelated places
- Hawaiian IslandsRelated places
- Pitcairn IslandsRelated places
- PolynesiaPart of