Easter Island (Chile)
Easter Island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population
center, (Tahiti and Chile), making it one of the most isolated places on Earth.
A triangle of volcanic rock in the
South Pacific - it is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as
Moai, that dot the coastline. The early settlers called the island "Te Pito O Te
Henua" (Navel of The World). Admiral Roggeveen, who came upon the island on
Easter Day in 1722, named it Easter Island. Today, the land, people and
language are all referred to locally as
Rapa Nui.
What is the time in
Easter Island (Chile),
South America?
Chile Daylight Saving Time: GMT-5
Begins on 1st Sunday on or after
9 October
Chile Standard Time: GMT-6
Begins on 1st Sunday on or after
9 March
Easter Island operates Daylight Saving Time from
mid-October (First Sunday on or after 9 October) until mid-March (First
Sunday on or after 9 March) when the time is 5
hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).
The International
Dialling Code for Chile is
56.
