Stone Giants There are 887 giant stone heads on Easter Island Some stand up Others lie down in fields and hillsides Some are still in the rock quarry not yet finished These statues are called moai What is their purpose Who made them How did people move them 4 There is still much to learn about the statues of Easter Island
How big is Rapa Nui Q 6 Rapa Nui is a tiny island in the huge Pacific Ocean
Archaeologists study the moai to find answers But getting to tiny Easter Island is not easy Easter Island also called Rapa Nui sits in the South Pacific Chile is the closest mainland country It is 2,300 miles 3,701 km to the east in South America The nearest island is 1,100 miles 1,770 km west A It is only 7 miles 11 km wide and 15 miles 24 km long 7
