Easter Island is a very small island located in the South Pacific between Chili and Tahiti.  Created from a collection of huge volcanic eruptions, Easter Island was inhabited for millions of years by just dragonflies and birds.  Eventually, Polynesian seafarers noticed the steep slopes of the island, drawing them in as a place of refuge.  Part of the island features dangerous coastlines and literally hundreds of caves created naturally by the crashing and lava tubes.  Because of this, these people found coming to shore very challenging. 

Of all inhabited islands in the world, Easter Island is known as the most isolated.  The shape of this island is triangular, covering just 53 miles.  Formed when a plume of hot material rose from the Earth’s interior that then burned through the crust and erupted on the surface in the form of lava, this is a very interesting place.  Today, people can visit Easter Island where volcanic cones make up each point.  Of these, the larges is called Rano Kau, which can even be seen from space.  Although smaller, the tallest of the cones is called Terevaka, reaching almost 12,000 feet above sea level.  In addition, Easter Island features more than 70 eruptive centers although none have been active for 1,300 years.   Click here to read more.