easter island

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paskalya adası
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Easter Island Known locally as Ra·pa Nu·i (räpə nç).An island of Chile in the southern Pacific Ocean about 3,701 km (2,300 mi) west of the mainland. Inhabited by Polynesians since the fifth century A.D. and discovered by Dutch explorers on Easter Day, 1722, the island is famous for its hieroglyphic tablets and colossal heads carved from volcanic rock. The ancient remains have inspired many legends and theories, though it is now generally accepted that they were produced by the Polynesian inhabitants during a period from roughtly 1000 to 1600
An island in the south Pacific, belonging to Chile
a small island in the Pacific Ocean, which belongs to Chile. Many tourists go to Easter Island to see the several hundred stone heads, some of which are 20 metres tall, which were made over a thousand years ago. Spanish Isla de Pascua native Rapa Nui Island (pop., 2000 est.: 3,618), eastern Pacific Ocean. Located 2,200 mi (3,600 km) west of Chile, it has an area of 63 sq mi (163 sq km). Initially inhabited AD 400 by Polynesians from the Marquesas, Easter Island has long been famous for its monolithic stone statues in human form. They are 10-40 ft (3-12 m) high, and some weigh more than 50 tons. They were probably erected 1000-1600 AD. War and disease decimated the island's population over the succeeding centuries, and the statues' origins were forgotten. Annexed by Chile in 1888, the island has been declared a World Heritage site
island in the South Pacific
easter island

    Hyphenation

    East·er is·land

    Turkish pronunciation

    istır aylınd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈēstər ˈīlənd/ /ˈiːstɜr ˈaɪlənd/
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