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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Massive Fire Destroys Moai Structures In Eastern Island: Report
A fire raged through Easter Island in Chile in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean that burned all the landscape, harming a number of the 1,000 Moai statues there.
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Easter Island's Famed Giant Heads Could Soon Become "Rectangular Blocks"
Easter Island, Chile: In just 100 years, the emblematic stone sculptures that guard the coastline of Easter Island could be little more than simple rectangular blocks, conservation experts are warning.
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Chile Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chile declared huge new marine reserves in the Pacific in water off Easter Island on Monday as it hosted a major conference on protecting the world's oceans and fisheries.
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Chile President Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet opened an international conference on the protection of the oceans today with a pledge to create huge new marine reserves around Easter Island in the Pacific.
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6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Southeastern Pacific
A strong earthquake jolted the southeastern Pacific on Saturday, about 544 kilometers (338 miles) south-southeast of Chile's Easter Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Parts of Easter Island Evacuated After Chile Earthquake
A 7.1 magnitude struck off Chile's Pacific coast overnight, followed by a large aftershock, prompting the evacuation of parts of Easter Island but causing no deaths or injuries, officials said on Thursday.
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Quake of Magnitude 6.8 Strikes Near Easter Island: Tsunami Warning Center
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.8 struck off Easter Island early on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Center said, but added there was no threat of a tsunami.
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Massive Fire Destroys Moai Structures In Eastern Island: Report
A fire raged through Easter Island in Chile in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean that burned all the landscape, harming a number of the 1,000 Moai statues there.
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Easter Island's Famed Giant Heads Could Soon Become "Rectangular Blocks"
Easter Island, Chile: In just 100 years, the emblematic stone sculptures that guard the coastline of Easter Island could be little more than simple rectangular blocks, conservation experts are warning.
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Chile Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chile declared huge new marine reserves in the Pacific in water off Easter Island on Monday as it hosted a major conference on protecting the world's oceans and fisheries.
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Chile President Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet opened an international conference on the protection of the oceans today with a pledge to create huge new marine reserves around Easter Island in the Pacific.
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6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Southeastern Pacific
A strong earthquake jolted the southeastern Pacific on Saturday, about 544 kilometers (338 miles) south-southeast of Chile's Easter Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Parts of Easter Island Evacuated After Chile Earthquake
A 7.1 magnitude struck off Chile's Pacific coast overnight, followed by a large aftershock, prompting the evacuation of parts of Easter Island but causing no deaths or injuries, officials said on Thursday.
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Quake of Magnitude 6.8 Strikes Near Easter Island: Tsunami Warning Center
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.8 struck off Easter Island early on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Center said, but added there was no threat of a tsunami.
