Where is Easter Island? Located on a World Map

Where is Easter Island? Located on a World Map – On the day of the Passover in 1722, Dutch captain Jacob Roggeven saw an island in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. He became the first European to find this secluded patch of land. In the ship’s magazine Roggeven noted it as “Easter Island”.

Where is Easter Island

Easter Island (another name Rapa Nui) is an island in the Pacific Ocean in Chile, famous for its giant stone statues.

In addition, this island is also a unique landscape with volcanic craters, lava formations, shining blue water, beaches, low hills, pastoral farms, and a lot of archaeological excavations, most of which are devoted to the study of Moai figures, each reaching a height of just over 32 feet.

Map of Easter Island

Pictures of Easter Island