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.
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
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.
Jacob Roggeveen, captain of Dutch fleet, found the Island on the day of April 5th, 1722. That day was Easter Sunday. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (18th century Dutch for "Easter Island"). The island's official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, also means "Easter Island".
The first known European to have reached Easter Island was the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722. However, it is believed that Polynesian settlers arrived on the island hundreds of years prior to European contact.
The moai, large stone statues, can be found on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
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.
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
Easter Island is, supposedly, named such because a Dutch explorer discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. well at least that's what other people have answered with to similar questions on here. Hope that helps!
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.
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.
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
Jacob Roggeveen, captain of Dutch fleet, found the Island on the day of April 5th, 1722. That day was Easter Sunday. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (18th century Dutch for "Easter Island"). The island's official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, also means "Easter Island".
The island was named by a Dutch navigator, Jacob Roggeveen on Easter Sunday in 1722. Of course the ancestors of today's Easter Islanders found it long before that, about 700-800 CE according to many scientists.
The first known European to have reached Easter Island was the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722. However, it is believed that Polynesian settlers arrived on the island hundreds of years prior to European contact.
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we celebetbertate it becuz of the person who found easter island
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!