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  1. www.historyextra.com › period › medievalWhat Happened To The People Of Rapa Nui? - HistoryExtra

    Mar 29, 2022 · To many, Rapa Nui is best known for its so-called ecocide (ecological suicide), as popularised by the American author Jared Diamond in his bestseller Collapse. Here, Diamond elaborated on the hypothesis, first made by those 18th-century explorers, that the population of Rapa Nui caused its own demise due to selfish environmental destruction.

  2. artsandculture.google.com › heritage-on-the-edge-rapa-nuiRapa Nui, Easter Island — Google Arts & Culture

    Rapa Nui, Easter Island The statues at risk from rising sea levels. Travel to one of the world's most remote islands Discover more about the statues of Rapa Nui.

  3. www.britannica.com › place › Easter-IslandEaster Island - Rapa Nui, Moai, Polynesian | Britannica

    Jun 27, 2024 · In 2018 the Rapa Nui Marine Protected Area, encompassing 286,000 square miles (740,000 square km) of Pacific Ocean surrounding Easter Island, was established. Easter Island - Rapa Nui, Moai, Polynesian: The island’s population represents the easternmost settlement of a basically Polynesian subgroup that probably derived from the Marquesas group.

  4. tv.apple.com › us › movieRapa Nui - Apple TV

    The thrilling saga of two Easter Islanders whose rivalry over a woman lead to a competition that will decide leadership of their people. Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue in record time before a race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. Drama 1994 1 hr 47 min. R.

  5. imaginarapanui.comIsla de Pascua - Rapa Nui | Guía imprescindible de viaje

    Rapa Nui. Isla de Pascua ha despertado el interés de navegantes, historiadores, científicos y viajeros de todo el mundo desde su «descubrimiento» el Domingo de Pascua de 1722. Mucho se ha escrito sobre la que es considerada «la isla más isla», debido a su remota ubicación en el Océano Pacífico. Las gigantescas estatuas de piedra ...

  6. national-parks.org › chile › rapa-nuiRapa Nui National Park (Official GANP Park Page)

    Rapa Nui National Park is located on Easter Island, Chile . The island and park are located 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of Chile establishing the eastern border of Polynesia. The park encompasses an area of 28 square miles (71.3 sq km). The triangle-shaped park stretches 13 miles (23 km) long with a width of 6.8 miles (11 km).

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0110944Rapa Nui (1994) - IMDb

    Sep 9, 1994 · Rapa Nui: Directed by Kevin Reynolds. With Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales, Sandrine Holt, Eru Potaka Dewes. Love between the representatives of two warring tribes changes the balance of power on the whole remote island.