Rapa Nui National Park is a national park and UNESCO-inscribed World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern extremity of the Polynesian Triangle.
The island was taken over by Chile in 1888. Its fame and World Heritage
status arise from the 887 extant stone statues known by the name "moai", whose creation is attributed to the early Rapa Nui people
who inhabited the island around 300 AD. Much of the island has been
declared as Rapa Nui National Park which, on 22 March 1996, UNESCO
designated a World Heritage Site.
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1995
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