Moai Statues

A study warns that rising sea levels could submerge Easter Island's iconic moai statues by 2080, threatening the island's cultural identity and tourism economy.

  • Moai Statues are massive megalithic stone-carved human-shaped statues found at Easter Island.
  • They were built in approximately 1400 – 1650 A.D. by the natives of this island known as Rapa Nui.
  • There are around 1000 Moai statues which are made up of volcanic tuff, the tallest of them being 33 feet.
  • They were built to honor chieftains or other important people who had passed away.
  • They were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which are tombs for the ....
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