Rano Raraku

Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of in the Rapa Nui National Park on in .
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 107 metres
  • Description: volcanic crater on Easter Island
  • Also known as: “Rano Raraku (volcano)”, “Rano Raraku (vulkan i Chile)”, “Ranoraraku”, and “Silla de San Carlos”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Motu Nui and Motu Iti.

Islet
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is the largest of the islets located off the…

Islet
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, or Little island in the Rapa Nui language…

Islet
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is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orongo and Hanga Roa.

Locality
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is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui.

Town
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is the main town, harbour, and seat of , a municipality of . is situated 4½ km north of Rano Raraku.

Rano Raraku

Latitude
-27.18632° or 27° 11′ 11″ south
Longitude
-109.43524° or 109° 26′ 7″ west
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
Open location code
554GRH77+FW
Geo­Names ID
8224616
Wiki­data ID
Q937167
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rano Raraku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رانو راراكو”
  • Asturian: “Rano Raraku”
  • Basque: “Rano Raraku”
  • Catalan: “Rano Raraku”
  • Cebuano: “Rano Raraku”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڕانۆ ​​ڕاراکو”
  • Chinese: “拉諾拉拉庫”
  • Czech: “Rano Raraku”
  • Dutch: “Rano Raraku”
  • Esperanto: “Rano Raraku”
  • French: “Rano Raraku”
  • Georgian: “რანო-რარაკუ”
  • German: “Rano Raraku”
  • Indonesian: “Rano Raraku”
  • Italian: “Rano Raraku”
  • Japanese: “ラノ・ララク”
  • Kazakh: “Рано Рараку”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rano Raraku”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rano Raraku”
  • Norwegian: “Rano Raraku”
  • Persian: “رانو راراکو”
  • Polish: “Rano Raraku”
  • Portuguese: “Rano Raraku”
  • Russian: “Рано-Рараку”
  • Slovenian: “Rano Raraku”
  • Spanish: “Rano Raraku”
  • Swedish: “Rano Raraku”
  • Turkish: “Rano Raraku”
  • Ukrainian: “Рано-Рараку”
  • “Rano Raraku”

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