Moai

Moai is a work of art in , . Moai is situated near , as well as near the volcano .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Puna Pau and Hospital Hanga Roa.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Maunga is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of in the south west of . gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park. is situated 1 km northeast of Moai.

Hospital
Photo: Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 1¼ km west of Moai.

Church
Photo: Uncommon fritillary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy Cross Church, also known as the Catholic Church of Hanga Roa, or simply the Hanga Roa Church is a in Te Pito Te Henua Street in the city of , the capital and greater city of the , a Territory of in the Pacific Ocean. is situated 1½ km west of Moai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Orongo.

Town
Photo: RoloRojo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main town, harbour, and seat of , a municipality of . It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of and Rano Kau.

Locality
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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. is situated 5 km southwest of Moai.

Moai

Latitude
-27.15444° or 27° 9′ 16″ south
Longitude
-109.40814° or 109° 24′ 29″ west
Open location code
554GRHWR+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4797444571
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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