The most obvious answer would be the massive stone statues called the Moai.
Also found on Easter Island are the very friendly Rapanui people, volcanoes, lava formations, beaches, village ruins, rock carvings, and a great mystery!
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I presume you are asking when European explorers found the island and named it Easter Island. Dutch explorers "found" the island on Easter Sunday in 1722. It was named Easter Island by the Dutch navigator, Jacob Roggeveen because of the Christian holiday on which it was discovered by them. Of course the ancestors of today's Easter Islanders found it long before that, about 700-800 CE according to many scientists.
by the indians and there was a Dutch sailer in 1772 who was sailing down by the tip of South America on Easter Day, hence the name Easter Island
we celebetbertate it becuz of the person who found easter island
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island in 1722Natives from the Marquesas Islands were the first to discover Easter Island. In regards to the Europeans, the Dutch were the first to discover Easter Island. A Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen found it.
The Dutch people did not discover Easter Island. Easter Island was first encountered by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722 during his Pacific voyage.
The moai, large stone statues, can be found on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Easter Island.
Easter Island and Pakistan do have something in common. We can find in Mohendjo Daro (Pakistan) writings that are almost identical to the writings that can be found on Easter Island. There is no official or commonly accepted explanation for this yet.
887 Monumental statues known as Moai
The island first sighted by a Dutch ship on Easter is Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It was discovered on April 5, 1722, by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who named it Easter Island because it was found on Easter Sunday. The island is famous for its monumental statues called moai and its unique cultural heritage.