Interesting Facts about Easter Island
1. The largest Moai statue recovered in Easter Island stood 33 feet tall.
2. The Rapa Nui people developed a writing system called the Rongorongo which is yet to be deciphered by scholars till date.
3. The Nazca tectonic plate moves the island by 6 centimeters every year.
The leader of the clan was determined by a bird egg race competition known as Tangata Manu where the participants need to carry the intact egg of a sooty tern to the island from the nearby island Motu Nui.
