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What is the mystery of Easter Island?

What is the mystery of Easter Island?

What is the mystery of Easter Island? Easter Island is the eastern-most island of Polynesia, located 3,200 km west of Chile, which annexed it in 1888. The island is called so because it was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1722 by Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen. Its mystery lies in the hundreds of carved stone statues, as high as 12 metres, …

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