All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf the linguistic ecology of easter island or rapa nui has. Easter island is an island and special territory of chile in the southeastern pacific ocean, at the. Rapa nui isla pascua, easter island showing the three major volcanic centers. The name comes from the rapanui rei stern or prow and miro boat. Easter island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early rapa nui people. This page was last edited on 23 january 2020, at 10. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. A reimiro is a crescentshaped pectoral ornament once worn by the people of easter island. Easter island hotel explore rapa nui, travel and excursions.
This work has been released into the public domain by its author, ek balamenwiki. In some countries this may not be legally possible. Its located 2,075 km west of the pitcairn islands and. Video 147 welcome to one of the most mysterious places on the planet, which has been called te pito or te henua, rapa nui and, more recently, easter island.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Asimismo agradezco las utiles sugeren cias dadas por monica bahamondez del. Known locally as rapa nui an island of chile in the southern pacific ocean about 3,700 km west of the mainland. Well, the island was discovered on easter day sunday 6 april 1722 by the dutch admiral jacob roggeveen. Aug 05, 2009 permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. National geographic society and oceana, in collaboration with chiles navy, conducted a scientific expedition to easter island rapa nui and the motu motiro. Crater del volcan rano kau y vista al motu nui, isla. The island, isla da pascua province, chile is situated in the pacific ocean over. Native documents from easter island, en thor heyerdahl y edwin n. The closest continental point is the coast of chile at a distance of 3,526 km. Jpg from wikimedia commons, the free media repository jump to navigation jump to search. The paper draws on and quotes crucial historical documents and raises. Ek balamenwiki grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Explore rapa nui offers an allinclusive service so you can get to know the best landscapes of easter island.