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Rapa Nui National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Chile, inscribed in 1995 under criteria (i), (iii), (v).

Rapa Nui National Park, Chile
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Henderson IslandRapa Nui National Park27.073° S, 109.349° W
State Party
Chile
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
6,908 ha
Location
Isla de Pascua Province
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1935
Landform
Easter Island
Reference
WHC 715 · Wikidata Q1763364

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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