RAPA NUI - EASTER ISLAND
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC The Easter Island is a remote and lonely spot, lost in the enormity of the Pacific Ocean. 3.700 km separate the island from the coast of Chile and 4.000 km from Tahiti. To the north and the south, more than 3800 km and 5000 km of water lie before the Galapagos Islands and the Antarctic. |
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DID YOU KNOW IT ?
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The climate is subtropical with an average yearly temperature of 21°C. The rains are poor but frequent, as falling during all the year.
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A POLYNESIAN ISLAND Colonized
by a polynesian group during the 5th century,
the Easter Island is located at the easternmost vertex of the
large triangular archipelago known as Polynesia. At the nothernmost
vertex lies Hawaii, with New Zealand marking the southwestern
point. |
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