Absolute Location: Easter Island is 27 degrees south and 22 degees west.
Relative Location: Easter Island is 2,000 miles from Tahiti and Chile.
My Place is Famous for: Easter Island is most famous for the stone statues called Moai.
Description: Easter Island Is a small island with beaches all around it, also all over the island there are statues that where made in 400 AD.
Three Interesting Facts
- Easter Island is one of the most isolated places in the world.
- Easter Island was dicoverd by the Polynesians.
- One of the biggest mysteries of Easter Island is who made the statues, why did they make them, and how did they get them all over the Island?
Bibliography
- How Far Is It?. October 12, 2002. http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/02_03/fp/_intro.htm