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  2. Moai - Wikipedia

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    The statue was a gift from the people of Nii-jima (an island 163 kilometres (101 mi) from Tokyo but administratively part of the city) inspired by Easter Island moai. The name of the statue was derived by combining "moai" and the dialectal Japanese word moyai ( 催合い ) 'helping each other' .

  3. Hoa Hakananai'a - Wikipedia

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    Hoa Hakananai'a is a moai, a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo , Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of a British ship and is now in the British Museum in London. It has been described as a "masterpiece" [ 1 ] and among the finest examples of Easter Island sculpture. [ 2 ]

  4. Easter Island - Wikipedia

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    Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.

  5. Popular theory claiming Easter Island’s population collapsed ...

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    The globally famous giant stone statues of Easter Island are the world’s best-known Polynesian monumental works of art. Although only around 600 completed Easter Island statues survive intact or ...

  6. Moyai statue - Wikipedia

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    It was later changed to an Easter Island moai. In 2009, the statue was involved in an event featuring Lupin III, a popular manga character. On December 1, a "crime notice" was issued that the moyai statue would be "stolen" in seven days; on the early morning of the 7th the statue was removed from its site, with the character's calling card in ...

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  8. Easter Island heads suffer irreparable damage after fire ...

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    The Easter Island heads are located in the Rapa Nui National Park, according to the park’s website. The park has 887 Moai statues and 300 ceremonial platforms spread across the island, remnants ...

  9. Rapa Nui National Park - Wikipedia

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    The population of the island which was 2,770 in 1972 rose to 3,792 by 2002, mostly concentrated in the capital. [6] The island was brought under the administrative control of Chile in 1888. Its fame and World Heritage status arise from the 887 extant stone statues known as "moai". Much of the island has been included in the Rapa Nui National Park.

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