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, large stone statues, can be found on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
There are around 900 Moai (stone heads) on Easter Island.
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 heads on Easter Island, called moai, can vary in size but typically range from 10 to 13 feet tall. The heaviest moai weighs around 82 tons.
They were carved between the years 1100 and 1680
There are one hundred twenty nine moai on Easter Island.
Moai.
Easter Island
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 moai
Easter Island
About head sized
The Easter island Moai (monolithic human figures) are made of rock
Easter Island most famous features are its enormous stone statues called ''moai.''
There are around 900 Moai (stone heads) on Easter Island.
Moai, or mo'ai , are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Easter Island, Chile between the years 1250.
887 Monumental statues known as Moai