EASTER ISLANDBy Milica room 100

Facts On Easter Islando Easter Island is located in the

Southeastern Pacific ocean between Chile and Tahiti.

o It is considered a very special territory of Chile.

Facts On Easter Islando Jacob Roggeveen was the first person to

discover Easter island.o The official languages are Spanish and

Rapa Nui.o The people who lived there were the

Polynesians.

The Populationo The population of Easter Island has been

very high and at times been quite low.o In the next slide you will see how the

population suddenly dropped from Slave raiders taking over and capturing tons of people.

o When the slave raiders finally let the captured Polynesians go, most of them had already died from tuberculosis or small pox.

The Statueso The statues are made of volcanic rock.o These statues are huge with big noses

ad big puffy lips.