By Alena B.
Today I'm going to tell you about an amazing island that is part of Chile. The island is called Easter Island and is located on the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from Chile. Yes! 2,000 miles!
The nearest island is 1,000 miles away. We're about 1,000 miles from Florida, can you imagine having your closest neighbors THAT far away?
The natives settled here 1,500 years ago and they called their island Rapa Nui because the island was shaped like a canoe paddle and Rapa Nui means canoe paddle.
Easter Island was discovered on Easter by Dutch Explorers in 1722, and that's how it got its name.
The island is surrounded by enormous statues called Moai that were carved from volcanic rock found on the island. The native people moved the statues all around. Most of the statues are 13 feet tall but one is 72 feet high and another is 32 feet high and weighs 82 tons.
887 Moai have been found around the island. One interesting fact is that the statues face towards the center of the island not toward the ocean. Eventually, the native people all died.
You can visit Rapa Nui or Easter Island today to see these amazing statues.
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