Hanga Roa

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Hanga Roa, village on the west coast of Easter Island, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the home of most of the island population as well as of the Chilean administrative personnel. Its main economic activities are fishing and tourism.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.