Motu Nui
Motu Nui is the largest of the islets located off the southwestern coast of Easter Island and constitutes the westernmost point of Chile. Covering an area of 3.9 hectares, it is the summit of a submerged volcanic mountain that rises over 2,000 meters from the seafloor.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- Description: islet off the southwestern coast of Easter Island
- Also known as“Flat Rocks”“Islote Motu-Nui”“Islote Mutu-Nui”
Places of Interest
Discover Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orongo and Hanga Roa.
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour, and seat of Easter Island, a municipality of Chile.
6 km northeast of Motu Nui
Motu Nui
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Latitude
-27.2012° or 27° 12′ 4″ south
Longitude
-109.45319° or 109° 27′ 12″ west
Open location code
554GQGXW+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Motu Nui” goes by many names.
Motu NuiAsturian
Motu-NuiAzerbaijani
Motu NuiBasque
Моту-НуіBelarusian
Motu NuiCatalan
Motu NuiCebuano
莫圖努伊島Chinese
Motu NuiCzech
Motu NuiDutch
Motu NuiFinnish
מוטו נויHebrew
Isola di Motu NuiItalian
Motu NuiItalian
モツ・ヌイJapanese
モトゥ・ヌイJapanese
Motu NuiLombard
Motu NuiPolish
Моту-НуиRussian
Motu NuiSerbian
Моту НуиSerbian
Motu NuiSwedish
Motu NuiTurkish
Моту-НуїUkrainian
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