Anakena

Anakena is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui, a island in the Pacific Ocean. Anakena has two ; Ahu-Ature has a single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of which have deteriorated.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach and archaeologic site on Rapa Nui
  • Also known as: “Hanga Mori o One”, “Hanga Rau Ariki”, and “King’s Bay (Easter Island)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Playa de Ovahe.

Beach
Photo: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rano Raraku.

Locality
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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 . is situated 6 km southeast of Anakena.

Anakena

Latitude
-27.07373° or 27° 4′ 25″ south
Longitude
-109.32311° or 109° 19′ 23″ west
Open location code
554GWMGG+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26273549
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Wiki­data ID
Q484376
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Anakena” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Anakena”
  • Chinese: “阿納克納海灘”
  • Croatian: “Anakena”
  • Czech: “Anakena”
  • Dutch: “Anakena”
  • French: “Anakena”
  • Georgian: “ანაკენა”
  • German: “Anakena”
  • Hebrew: “אנקנה”
  • Italian: “Anakena”
  • Japanese: “アナケナ”
  • Polish: “Anakena”
  • Russian: “Анакена”
  • Serbian: “Анакена”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Anakena”
  • Spanish: “Playa Anakena”
  • “Anakena”

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