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Welcome to the Easter Island research and
monitoring site. Explore the links along the side to learn about this
mysterious island.
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-Rano Kau: Volcanic crater at SW corner of the island1
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-Easter Island is home to
three major volcanic formations: Poike (300 m), Rano Kau (>400 m) and Terevaka
(>500)9,
pg. 53
-The
island also features over 70 subsidiary vents including Raraku, the source of
the materials used to carve the famous stone Moai.
-Easter Island is also known
by the names: Rapa Nui (indigenous name), and Isla de Pascua (Spanish, as
the island is owned by Chile)
This site is an undergraduate project at
Colgate University for the course Geology 220: Volcanology, taught by Professor
Karen Harpp. |
