Rapa Nui, or Easter Island as it is known today, is a Polynesian island positioned in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,510 km west of continental Chile. Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands, with its nearest inhabited neighbor (Pitcairn Island), located some 2,075 km to the west. Its history is captivating and mysterious to this day mainly because of the nearly 900 monumental statues, called Moai, created by the early Rapanui people. this photo is discribed as a map.
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