Easter Island
| Rapa Nui (name of the island in local Polynesian language) is called Easter Island because it had its first European visit by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday in the year 1722. |
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References
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.org).
- BBC News - Country Profile: Chile (news.bbc.co.uk).
- Chile facts on National Geographic (travel.nationalgeographic.com).
- World Flag Database (www.flags.net).
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