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Hanga Roa is the small capital, main town and harbour of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). The port
city is situated in the southern part of the island’s west coast, in the lowlands between the
extinct volcanoes Terevaka and Rano Kau. The island lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Barely 3,800km from the mainland and 4,200km from Tahiti, Easter Island is the place on
earth furthest from any other inhabited location. Long isolated from the rest of the world, this
less than 25km long and 25km wide island has a rich history, art and language. Because of its
small size and rich cultural heritage, the entire island is a kind of open-air museum with about
1,000 Moai statues, as well as places of worship and old cave dwellings that are open for
viewing. A large part of Easter Island is now a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
