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Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui); (Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile annexed in 1888, Easter Island is widely famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai (pronounced /ˈmoʊ.аɪ/), created by the early Rapanui people. It is a World Heritage Site with much of the island protected within the Rapa Nui National Park. Historically the island has experienced a collapse of its ecosystem, with extinction of many of its prehistoric species; these events were associated with over-exploitation of the island's resources. The underlying island geology is one of extinct volcanoes. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  ifj.edu.pl 530px x 706px | 174.00kB [source page] Easter Island crater Rano Raraku inside  ifj.edu.pl 530px x 706px | 155.70kB [source page] Easter Island Roman J and an Englishman at the terrace of our house in Hanga Roa From Yahoo Image Search: "Easter Island"  wondersof2world.blogspot.com CBA Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:59:00 GM Moai, or mo'ai (pronounced / mo . /), are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of . Easter Island. , Chile between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, ...  100goals100weeks.blogspot.com Ian Usher - 100goals100weeks.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:04:00 GM I also had some great one-on-one tuition from Andres while on . Easter Island. , and felt that I improved quite quickly there. But sometimes the best education is simply getting out and about in Spanish speaking places and trying to make ...  mike-is-bored.blogspot.com Mike Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:55:00 GM Easter Island. Moai Carved in a Crayon · share to facebook button · . easter island. moai carved in a crayon. Check out all of my Carved Crayon Sculptures Gotta love the macro function on my new Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12.1 MP ... From Google Blog Search: "Easter Island"  news.google.com SodaHead News Are monuments like Stonehenge and Easter Island the last remains of an ancient alien visitation? From unexplainable super structures, to knowledge of the ... news.google.com Reuters AlertNet The 9.5 magnitude quake devastated the south-central city of Valdivia in 1960, killing 1655 people and sending a tsunami which battered Easter Island 2300 ... PREVIEW: Chile braces for tight presidential election Earthtimes (press release) all 298 news articles » news.google.com Sudbury Star Almost like Easter Island carvings with the faces. Very austere forms." She brought two of the four nativities that she usually puts out around her home at ... and more » From Google News Search: "Easter Island" Does anyone know the scientific reason for the statues on Easter Island? Q. Does anyone know the scientific reason for those strange statues on Easter Island? Why are they there? Who or what used them and for what reason? Asked by Fox101 - Sun May 14 07:05:27 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Irish Joe had a lot to say and all very interesting but the reason for the statues (That was your question,right?) was to make the island look well defended by giants so the people wouldn't be invaded. Answered by Zoltar - Sun May 14 08:49:57 2006 What are some problems that the people living on Easter Island would have faced before 1600? Q. Also, what solutions could there be to help solve the problem? Your suggestions please. Thanks a lot! Asked by Brendiie - Tue Dec 11 06:38:42 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Easter Island culture has been described as a parallel with the whole planet. It had limited resources which were over-used in a massive way (the trees were cut down for buildings and to transport statues from quarries to platforms, very little edible fauna and flora, little fresh water and so on). The only reliable source of fresh water was rain, collected in pits dug into the rock. Food centered heavily on fishing, with some certain species reserved for the chiefly class; some plants were grown, but this farming relied on water being available. Over-population, lack of food and water, extreme remoteness from other islands and over-use of limited resources were the primary problems. Solutions included inter-tribal warfare, which… [cont.] Answered by Brother Ranulf - Tue Dec 11 06:54:21 2007 Can you believe Easter Island Statues and Stonehenge didnt make the 7 Wonders of the World?
Q. I thought those 2 would definately be there.. They are the only true "Wonders" anyway.. No one knows where they came from.. Doesnt really make sense to me What do u think? None of them were made by nature... Whats so special about the Taj Mahal anyway?? I can see the Great Wall of China. That thing is huge! Here are my 7 1. Pyramids 2. Stonehenge 3. Easter Island Statues 4. Machu Picchu 5. Mayan runis 6 .The Colloseum 7. Great Wall of China Most of these are actual "wonders".. seing as which we dont know much about them.. Make sense right? Asked by Stef(M.G.s 4EVA) - Sun Jul 8 00:57:46 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think it is curious to leave such wondrous places off of the list. I do believe it is like American Idol or all star voting: fans of a certain place stacked the voting, just like Giants fans did with Barry Bonds. Answered by Iamstitch2U - Sun Jul 8 01:06:13 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Easter Island" |
