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Easter Island
Sculptures cut from volcanic rock, Easter Island.
Most of the population of Easter Island lives in the village of Hanga Roa, which is located on the island's sheltered west coast. This village serves as the primary residential area for the island's inhabitants as well as the Chilean administrative personnel.12