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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.
Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern extremity of the Polynesian Triangle. The ...
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island; Rapa Nui) is a Chilean commune with a special regime, [note 1] located within Isla de Pascua Province in Valparaíso Region.It is the only commune in Isla de Pascua Province, comprising Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez.
In 1914, the population of Hanga Roa was just 250 and the rest of the island was inhabited by large populations of sheep. [citation needed] The population of Easter Island was last measured at 7,750 people. The main town of Easter Island is Hanga Roa. Its population was last measured at 7,322 residents.
As a result of the vote, the Chilean government introduced a Special Visitor's Card for visitors to the island. However in October 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that the card violated the constitutional right to free movement. [4] In August 2018, a law took effect prohibiting non-residents from staying on the island for more than 30 days. [5]
Typical landscape on Easter Island; rounded extinct volcanoes covered in low vegetation. 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.
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