Cerro Tangaroa
Cerro Tangaroa is a hill in Valparaíso Region, Chile and has an elevation of 253 metres. Cerro Tangaroa is situated nearby to the town Hanga Roa, as well as near the locality Puku Ga Aha Aha.Places of Interest
Highlights include Puna Pau and Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum.
Puna Pau
Archaeological site
Maunga Puna Pau is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of Hanga Roa in the south west of Easter Island. Puna Pau gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park.
Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum
Museum
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The Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum is a museum in the town of Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui in Chilean Polynesia. Named for the Bavarian missionary, Fr.
Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa
Church
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The Holy Cross Church, also known as the Catholic Church of Hanga Roa, or simply the Hanga Roa Church is a Catholic Church in Te Pito Te Henua Street in the city of Hanga Roa, the capital and greater city of the Easter Island, a Territory of Chile in the Pacific Ocean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Orongo.
Hanga Roa
Town
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Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour, and seat of Easter Island, a municipality of Chile. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau. Hanga Roa is situated 2½ km west of Cerro Tangaroa.
Orongo
Locality
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Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui. It consists of a collection of low, sod-covered, windowless, round-walled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high south-westerly tip of the large volcanic caldera called Rano Kau. Orongo is situated 7 km southwest of Cerro Tangaroa.
Cerro Tangaroa
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 253 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.14449° or 27° 8′ 40″ southLongitude
-109.40096° or 109° 24′ 4″ westElevation
253 metres (830 feet)Open location code
554GVH4X+6JGeoNames ID
12087411
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cerro Tangaroa” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cerro Tangaroa”
- Spanish: “Maunga Tangaroa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puku Ga Aha Aha and Hanga Piko.
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