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Additionally, Easter Island uses the time offset UTC−06:00 in winter time and UTC−05:00 in summer time. [1] Until 2015, Continental Chile used the time offset UTC−04:00 and Easter Island used UTC−06:00 for standard time, with daylight saving time roughly between October and March every year. In January 2015, the Chilean government ...
Easter Island's traditional language is Rapa Nui, an Eastern Polynesian language, sharing some similarities with Hawaiian and Tahitian. However, as in the rest of mainland Chile, the official language used is Spanish. Easter Island is the only territory in Polynesia where Spanish is an official language.
Time in Mexico: Chile: 3: UTC−06:00 – Easter Island UTC−04:00 – Main territory of Chile UTC−03:00 – Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica: Time in Chile: Indonesia: 3: UTC+07:00 (Western Indonesian Standard Time) – Islands of Sumatra, Java, Madura, provinces of Bangka Belitung Islands, Riau Islands, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan
A total solar eclipse visible from Easter Island occurred for the first time in over 1300 years on 11 July 2010, at 18:15:15. [54] Species of fish were collected in Easter Island for one month in different habitats including shallow lava pools, depths of 43 meters, and deep waters.
Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport (IATA: IPC, ICAO: SCIP) is at Hanga Roa on Easter Island (Isla de Pascua in Spanish).The most remote airport in the world (defined as distance to another airport), [5] it is 2,336 miles (3,759 km) from Santiago, Chile (SCL) which has scheduled flights to it on the Chilean carrier LATAM Chile.
The current mayor for the term 2021–2024 is Pablo Andrés Manríquez Angulo. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, the commune was represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Joaquín Godoy and Aldo Cornejo as part of the 13th electoral district, together with Valparaíso and Easter Island.
Typical landscape on Easter Island; rounded extinct volcanoes covered in low vegetation. Easter Island is a volcanic island, consisting mainly of three extinct coalesced volcanoes: Terevaka (altitude 507 metres) forms the bulk of the island, while two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its roughly triangular shape.
Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern extremity of the Polynesian Triangle. The ...