Rapa Nui National Park

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Rapa Nui National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Rano Kau crater taken from the approach to Orongo
Location	Easter Island, Chile
Nearest city	Hanga Roa
Area	71.3 km²
Established	1935
Governing body	Corporación Nacional Forestal

Rapa Nui National Park*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Chile
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, v
Reference	715
Region†	Latin America & Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription	1995 (19th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

Rapa Nui National Park is a world heritage site located on Easter Island, Chile. The park is divided into seven sections:

Rapa Nui, showing the three main volcanoes Terevaka, Poike, Rano Kau, as well as Anakena beach, the islets including Motu Nui. Modern Hanga Roa and Mataveri International Airport, the ruins at Orongo and the quarry at Rano Raraku. It marks major Ahus with Moai

Rano Kau (which includes Orongo)
Puna Pau (named after the quarry where the Pukao were carved).
Rano Raraku (named after the quarry where most of the Moai were carved).
Anakena - Ovahe
Ahu Akivi
Costa Norte
Hanga Roa (Urban Area).

[edit] History

Chile first declared the island to be a National Park in 1935, and on 22nd March 1996 UNESCO designated the island a World heritage site. Park boundaries have since varied on several occasions in order to return land to the islanders.^[1]

[edit] References

(Spanish) Official Site

^ Fischer 2005 Island at the end of the world BY:3n

[edit] External links

Rapa Nui National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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National Parks of Chile

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Chile

Churches of Chiloé · Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso · Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works · Rapa Nui National Park · Sewell Mining Town