easter island in English

noun
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an island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, west of and administered by Chile; population 3,300 (est. 2009). The island, first settled by Polynesians in about ad 400, is famous for its large monolithic statues of human heads that are believed to date from 1000–1600.

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1. Our hope was to catch the Westerlies to Easter Island.

2. The Rapa Nui are the aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean.

3. Besides the attractive landscapes and historical sites, Easter Island offers an exotic array of delicacies.

4. Easter Island is Antipodal to an area close to Desert National Park, 35 km (22 mi) from Jaisalmer, India

5. The only town on Easter Island, Hanga Roa, is Antipodal to the village of Serawa 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Jaisalmer

6. The Austronesian language family stretches halfway around the world, covering a wide geographic area from Madagascar to Easter Island, and from Taiwan and Hawai’i to New Zealand.The family includes most of the languages spoken on the islands of the Pacific with the exception of the indigenous Papuan and Australian languages.

7. Austronesian definition is - of, relating to, or constituting a family of languages spoken in the area extending from Madagascar eastward through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to Hawaii and Easter Island and including practically all the native languages of the Pacific islands with the exception of the Australian and Papuan languages.