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Easter Island in British English
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an isolated volcanic island in the Pacific, 3700 km (2300 miles) west of Chile, of which it is a dependency: discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722; annexed by Chile in 1888; noted for the remains of an aboriginal culture, which includes gigantic stone figures. Pop: 3791 (2002). Area: 166 sq km (64 sq miles)
Polynesian name: Rapa Nui. Spanish name: Isla de PascuaEaster Island in American English
island in the South Pacific, c. 1,864 mi (3,000 km) west of Valparaiso, Chile, & governed as an integral part of Chile: 46 sq mi (119 sq km); pop. 1,900
Word origin
from the fact that it was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722Image ofEaster Island
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