Cerro Te Kauhanga
Cerro Te Kauhanga is a hill in Valparaíso Region, Chile and has an elevation of 272 metres. Cerro Te Kauhanga is situated nearby to the locality Puku Ga Aha Aha, as well as near the hamlet Vaitea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ahu Akivi and Puna Pau.
Ahu Akivi
Photo: YogiBubuJinxPixiDixi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 16th century.
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. Puna Pau is situated 3½ km southwest of Cerro Te Kauhanga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Rano Raraku.
Hanga Roa
Town
Photo: RoloRojo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km southwest of Cerro Te Kauhanga.
Rano Raraku
Locality
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Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island in Chile. Rano Raraku is situated 9 km east of Cerro Te Kauhanga.
Orongo
Locality
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 10 km southwest of Cerro Te Kauhanga.
Cerro Te Kauhanga
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 272 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-27.1234° or 27° 7′ 24″ southLongitude
-109.38007° or 109° 22′ 48″ westElevation
272 metres (892 feet)Open location code
554GVJG9+JXGeoNames ID
12087492
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cerro Te Kauhanga” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cerro Te Kauhanga”
- Spanish: “Cerro Varu”
- Spanish: “Maunga Te Kauhanga”
- Spanish: “Maunga Varu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puku Ga Aha Aha and Vaitea.
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