SUNSET, EASTER ISLAND, ISLA DE PASCUA, RAPA NUI, CHILE by ARNAUD_Z_VOYAGE EASTER ISLAND, ISLA DE PASCUA, RAPA NUI, CHILE
Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.
Polynesian people settled on Easter Island in the first millennium AD, and created a thriving culture, as evidenced by the moai and other artifacts. However, human activity, the introduction of the Polynesian rat and overpopulation led to gradual deforestation and extinction of natural resources, which caused the demise of the Rapa Nui civilization. By the time of European arrival in 1722, the island’s population had dropped to 2,000–3,000 from a high of approximately 15,000 just a century earlier. Diseases carried by European sailors and Peruvian slave raiding of the 1860s further reduced the Rapa Nui population, down to 111 in 1877.
Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world.[6] The nearest inhabited land (50 residents) is Pitcairn Island 2,075 kilometres (1,289 mi) away, the nearest town with a population over 500 is Rikitea on island Mangareva 2,606 km (1,619 mi) away, and the nearest continental point lies in central Chile, 3,512 kilometres (2,182 mi) away.
Easter Island is a special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888. Administratively, it belongs to the Valparaíso Region and more specifically, is the only commune of the Province Isla de Pascua. According to the 2012 census, it has about 5,800 residents, of which some 60% are descendants of the aboriginal Rapa Nui.
Isla de Pascua (en idioma rapanui Rapa Nui, «Rapa grande» ) es una isla de Chile ubicada en la Polinesia, en medio del océano Pacífico. Tiene una superficie de 163,6 km², lo que la convierte en la mayor de las islas del Chile insular, y una población de 5035 habitantes, concentrados principalmente en Hanga Roa, capital y único poblado existente en la isla. La tierra más cercana es la isla Ducie, perteneciente al territorio británico de las Pitcairn.
La isla es uno de los principales destinos turísticos del país debido a su belleza natural y su misteriosa cultura ancestral de la etnia rapanui, cuyo más notable vestigio corresponde a enormes estatuas conocidas como moai. Para preservar dichas características, el gobierno administra a través de Conaf el Parque Nacional Rapa Nui, mientras que la Unesco declaró este parque como patrimonio de la humanidad en 1995.
Administrativamente, forma, junto a la deshabitada isla Salas y Gómez, la comuna de Isla de Pascua que forma la provincia de Isla de Pascua, perteneciente a la Región de Valparaíso. Sin embargo, una reforma constitucional —la ley 20193, publicada el 30 de julio de 2007— estableció a la isla como un «territorio especial», de manera que su gobierno y administración serán regidos por un estatuto especial, contemplado en la ley orgánica constitucional respectiva, por dictarse.
L’île de Pâques, en langue rapa nui Rapa Nui (« la grande Rapa »), en espagnol Isla de Pascua, est une île isolée dans le sud-est de l’océan Pacifique, particulièrement connue pour ses statues monumentales (les moaï) et son écriture océanienne unique, le Rongo-Rongo.
L’île se trouve à 3 680 km des côtes chiliennes et à 4 050 km de Tahiti, l’île habitée la plus proche étant l’île Pitcairn à plus de 2 000 km à l’ouest. L’île de forme triangulaire, d’environ 23 km dans sa plus grande dimension, couvre 166 km2. La population comptait 3 304 habitants en 2002. Son chef-lieu (et unique village) est Hanga Roa.
Elle fut visitée par le premier Européen, le navigateur néerlandais Jakob Roggeveen, le jour de Pâques, le 5 avril 1722, et comptait alors près de 4 000 habitants. Elle fut annexée par l’Espagne en 1770 sous le nom d’isla San Carlos, mais l’Espagne s’en désintéressa par la suite ; des Français s’y installèrent après 1864 et l’île devint une possession chilienne en 1888.
Depuis 1995, le patrimoine exceptionnel de l’ile est protégé et inscrit au Patrimoine mondial par l’UNESCO. Des parcs ou réserves naturelles, parfois surveillés, enserrent les zones des vestiges. La communauté rapanui veille jalousement sur les traces de son histoire et constitue un pouvoir parallèle au gouvernement officiel chilien.
Cette île, la plus à l’est de toute l’Océanie, est célèbre pour ses vestiges mégalithiques des premières civilisations autochtones. Le patrimoine archéologique comprend environ 887 statues de basalte, les moaï, de 4 m de hauteur moyenne et près de 300 terrasses empierrées au pied de ces statues, les ahû.
Full Moon Setting in Mist by bobc4 The Full moon sets over the Current River in Missouri
near Owls Bend in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
MDC 75th anniversary photo contest.
Habitats and Landscape http://flic.kr/p/bxk9TB
A deeper view into the Summer( false color) by j-dub1980(THANK YOU FOR 100k+ Views) same image as the previous one posted however this was post processed using a more saturation and a cooler white balance. this has more artistic license in my opinion but it has an aesthetic about it that i couldn’t resist sharing. Which one do you like better and why? I’d love to hear an opinion
In this image you see the summer triangle region of the milky way cropped just above the constellation scutum and the star Altair. the cygnus region of the milky way is striking in this image. You can begin to see the pink colors ot the North American Nebula near the star Deneb. this is a composite of 5 images shot at different lengths of exposure and settings blended together in post processing using a manual stacking process. Image details_(3)x30 seconds ISO3200(1)186 seconds at ISO1600(1)128 seconds at ISO 3200focal length 14mmaperture F2.8Rokinon 14mmF2.8 lensSony Alpha a390 DSLROrion Skyview Pro 120mm refractor GEM mounted using GOTO tracking Orion Dynamo pro 12amp rechargeable power tank. http://flic.kr/p/eNTggp
Dark Passage by j-dub1980(THANK YOU FOR 100k+ Views) There are times when it pays off to roam into the woods at night. I shot this scene last year on a whim after noticing the milky way hovering above. It seemed to be playing hide and seek as it peeked between the live oak trees concealing itself by branches reaching into the horizon. I was quite dark and despite using my headlamp to light the foreground and surrounding trees, i was unable to see more than 20 feet in front of me. Spookiness aside, it was quite worth the heebie jeebies. Enjoy!
(Image details)30 seconds shutterISO 3200Aperture F2.8focal length 14mmSony Alpha a390 DSLROben AC1410 tripod http://flic.kr/p/mLpxZA
Meyer-Womble Star Trails by Mike Berenson – Colorado Captures Mount Evans may be close to Denver’s light pollution, but at 14,000 feet in elevation, the view of the stars above is very clear. In this image, Milky Way stars trail across the sky above the Meyer-Womble Observatory near the top of the mountain…
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