Motu Iti (Rapa Nui)
Motu Iti, or Little island in the
Pacific. It has a land area of 1.6 hectares
, which makes it the second largest of the five satellite islands of Easter Island, after Motu Nui.
Nowadays it is a bird sanctuary and part of the
and for an annual harvest of eggs and fledglings from the seabirds that nested on it. Motu Iti is the summit of a large volcanic mountain which rises over 2,000 meters from the sea bed.Seabirds nesting on Motu Iti include the sooty tern.
See also
- Orongo
- Tangata Manu
References
- ISBN 0-19-280340-9
27°11′44″S 109°26′59″W / 27.19556°S 109.44972°W