Rano Raraku
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volcano, volcanic crater / caldera, dry lake
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island. It was a quarry for about 500 years until the early eighteenth century, and supplied the stone from which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture (Moai) were carved.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rano_Raraku
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Coordinates: 27°7'20"S 109°17'18"W
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- Khapia Volcano (extinct) 4294 km
- Volkano Hudson 5280 km
- Volcano Bridgeman 5447 km
- Mount Takahe 3,460 metres (11,352 feet) 5461 km
- Montagu Island 7065 km
- Hutuiti 1.8 km
- Údolie Poike 2.4 km
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui) 5 km
- Rapa Nui National Park 6.8 km
- Maunga O Tu'u 9 km
- Maunga Tuutapu 11 km
- Marine Protected Area 13 km
- Mataveri International Airport (ICAO:SCIP; IATA: IPC) 14 km
- Rano Kau 16 km
- 52.99 10.59 >>> -58 -158.3 2306 km