Easter Island

Easter Island — Easter Is|land a small island in the Pacific Ocean, which belongs to Chile. Many tourists go to Easter Island to see the several hundred stone heads, some of which are 20 metres tall, which were made over a thousand years ago …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Easter Island — [from the fact that it was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722] island in the South Pacific, c. 1,864 mi (3,000 km) west of Valparaiso, Chile, & governed as an integral part of Chile: 46 sq mi (119 sq km); pop. 1,900 …   English World dictionary

Easter Island — so called because it was discovered by Dutch navigator Jakob Roggeveen on April 2, 1722, which was Easter Monday. It had been earlier visited by English pirate Edward Davis (1695), but he neglected to name it. The native Polynesian name is Mata… …   Etymology dictionary

Easter Island — For the album by Kris Kristofferson, see Easter Island (album). Rapa Nui redirects here. For other uses, see Rapa Nui (disambiguation). Coordinates: 27°7′S 109°22′W /  …   Wikipedia

Easter Island — an island in the S Pacific, W of and belonging to Chile. ab. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km): gigantic statues. Also called Rapa Nui. Spanish, Isla de Pascua. * * * Spanish Isla de Pascua native Rapa Nui Island (pop., 2000 est.: 3,618), eastern Pacific… …   Universalium

Easter Island — island in the South Pacific …   English contemporary dictionary

Easter Island —    This island belongs to Chile, and is located in the South Pacific Ocean about 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) west of Chile. It was given its name by a Dutch explorer who landed on the island on Easter Day. This island is archaeologically… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

Easter Island — or Rapa Nui or Spanish Isla de Pascua geographical name island Chile in SE Pacific 2000 miles (3200 kilometers) W of coast area 46 square miles (119 square kilometers) • Easter Islander noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Easter Island — noun An island in the south Pacific, belonging to Chile …   Wiktionary

Easter Island — Eas′ter Is′land n. geg an island in the S Pacific, ab. 2000 mi. (3180 km) W of and belonging to Chile: gigantic statues. 1867; ab. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km) Also called Rapa Nui Spanish, Isla de Pascua …   From formal English to slang

Easter Island — /ˈistər aɪlənd/ (say eestuhr uyluhnd) noun an island in the southern Pacific about 3700 km west of and belonging to Chile; noted for gigantic prehistoric statues and human instigated deforestation. 166 km2. Also, Rapa Nui …   Australian English dictionary