Ahu Akivi

Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ahu on Easter Island
  • Also known as: “Ahu A Tiu (Ahu A Kivi)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Terevaka and Puna Pau.

Volcano
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Mauŋa is the largest, tallest and youngest of three main extinct volcanoes that form . Several smaller volcanic cones and craters dot its slopes, including a crater hosting one of the island's three lakes, Rano Aroi. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ahu Akivi.

Archaeological site
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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 3½ km south of Ahu Akivi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Orongo.

Town
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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. is situated 5 km southwest of Ahu Akivi.

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 10 km southwest of Ahu Akivi.

Ahu Akivi

Latitude
-27.11503° or 27° 6′ 54″ south
Longitude
-109.39508° or 109° 23′ 42″ west
Open location code
554GVJM3+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221755582
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2011739
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Turkish—“Ahu Akivi” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Czech: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Dutch: “Ahu Akivi”
  • French: “A. Akivi”
  • French: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Italian: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Japanese: “アフ・アキビ”
  • Korean: “아후 아키비”
  • Serbian: “Аху Акиви”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Spanish: “Ahu Akivi”
  • Turkish: “Ahu akivi”
  • “A Kivi”
  • “Ahu A Kivi”
  • “Ahu Akivi”
  • “Akivi”

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