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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.
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Why is Easter Island Called Easter Island?
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
How did the dutch people found Easter Island?
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.
What Island Do you find the moai on?
The moai, large stone statues, can be found on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
What year was Easter Island discovered?
Easter Island was discovered by Europeans on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722. It was encountered by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen during his Pacific expedition.
How did Easter Island get its name?
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".
What are unusual or interesting artifacts found on Easter Island?
easter island heads
Which two islands are named after a time in the Christian year?
Two islands that are named after a time in the Christian year are Easter Island, which is named after Easter Sunday, and Pentecost Island, which is named after the Christian festival of Pentecost.
What mystery do you celebrate during Easter?
we celebetbertate it becuz of the person who found easter island
How did Easter Island get found?
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
Why is Easter Island Called Easter Island?
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
Who discovered Easter Island?
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.
How did the dutch people found Easter Island?
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.
Pacific Island named for the holiday on which it was discovered?
Both Easter Island and Christmas Island were discovered on the holidays for which they were named - Easter Island was discovered on April 5, 1722, which was the date of Easter that year. Captain William Mynors discovered Christmas Island on December 25, 1643.
What year was the Easter Island hydrogen bomb test?
Never, there has never been nuclear tests of any kind on Easter Island.
Many large human shaped statues are found on what Pacific island?
Easter Island.
What Island Do you find the moai on?
The moai, large stone statues, can be found on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Does Easter Island and Pakistan have anything in common?
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.
