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The smallest moai on Easter Island is thought to be the "Comrade" moai, which is around 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) in height. It is located at the Ahu Akivi site on the island.
The moai statues on Easter Island were known locally, but their existence became well-known to the outside world when the island was first sighted by a European, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, in 1722.
The Moai statues on Easter Island were known to the island's inhabitants, but were rediscovered by Europeans in 1722 when the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen encountered the island.
The moai statues are located on Easter Island, a Chilean territory in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. These iconic giant monolithic statues were created by the Rapa Nui people and are scattered throughout the island's coastline.
The statues on Easter Island are called moai. They are large stone statues that were carved by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650. The moai are believed to represent the Rapa Nui ancestors and were placed on ceremonial platforms called ahu.
Easter Island
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There are one hundred twenty nine moai on Easter Island.
The smallest moai on Easter Island is thought to be the "Comrade" moai, which is around 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) in height. It is located at the Ahu Akivi site on the island.
The moai statues on Easter Island were known locally, but their existence became well-known to the outside world when the island was first sighted by a European, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, in 1722.
Moai apex
The Moai statues on Easter Island were known to the island's inhabitants, but were rediscovered by Europeans in 1722 when the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen encountered the island.
Moai, or mo'ai , are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Easter Island, Chile between the years 1250.
Moai.
The Easter island Moai (monolithic human figures) are made of rock
About head sized
Moai are from Easter Island which is more than 2,000 miles west of Chile.