Easter Island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center, (Tahiti and Chile), making it one of the most isolated places on Earth. A triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific - it is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai, that dot the coastline. The early settlers called the island "Te Pito O Te Henua" (Navel of The World). Admiral Roggeveen, who came upon the island on Easter Day in 1722, named it Easter Island. Today, the land, people and language are all referred to locally as Rapa Nui.
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玻里尼西亚文:Rapa Nui(大地方之意,Rapa = Place),Te-Pito-o-te-Henua(世界之肚脐或中心之意)。
复活岛, 位于南纬27°08°37°,西经109°26°10°,东距智利3500公里,西距Pitcairn岛1750公里。面积166平方公里,人口2000人。行政中心为Hanga Roa,1935年成为国家公园,属于智利的法尔巴拉索(Valparaisa)省。联合国审定为World Heritage Site。石像称“Moai”,有600座,坟场平台称“Ahu”,高3~6公尺,最高者达11公尺,重50公吨,帽子重10公吨,多成群矗立,最多者达15座,为西元1000~1600年完成。土著称此岛为「鸟人国(Land of the Bird Men)」,而石像如白种人面孔,岛上无水源、无树,用黑曜石、火山玻璃和凝灰岩雕刻而成的石像,是否与外星人(E.T.,ExtraTerrestrial)有关?
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