On the festive day of April 5, 1722 Jakob Roggeveen visited this South Pacific island
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Easter Island - Wikipedia  Easter Island is a Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost ... By the time of European arrival in 1722, the island's population had dropped to ... Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday (5 April) in 1722, ... boats was able to reach Easter Island from Mangareva in 19 days.
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Free Flashcards about ISLANDS - StudyStack  COLLECTIVE TERM FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, LIKE ..... ON THE FESTIVE DAY OF APRIL 5, 1722 JAKOB ROGGEVEEN VISITED THIS...
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Easter Island, Moai, Rongorongo - Crystalinks  It sits in the South Pacific Ocean 2,300 miles west of South America, 2,500 ... In 1722, a Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, sighted and visited the island. .... was on 5 April (Easter Sunday) 1722 when Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen .... From that point on and into the present day, the island's population slowly recovered.
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Easter Island Discovered | History Channel  On this day in 1722which was Easter Sundaythe little-known Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to visit Rapa Nui, ... Indeed, sitting so far out in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean, 3,500 kilometres (2,180 miles)...
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Easter Island | Chile Culture  Easter Island is a tiny piece of land located in the south east of the Pacific Ocean, ... in Spanish or Easter Island was named by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen. He was the first European to visit the island on April 5, 1722, Easter Sunday. ... The busiest time of the year is during the Tapati Festival, a celebration of the...
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French Polynesia, Tahiti, Maritime History and World Seaports ...  South Pacific ... The Society Islands are an island group within French Polynesia, is a ... early Polynesian language, music and dance is seen throughout the South ... In the 19th century, sailors, travelers, and missionaries introduced their favorite ... Port became an important port of call, receiving numerous whaling ships and...
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Saint Patrick - Wikipedia  Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. ... Saint Patrick's Day is observed on 17 March, the supposed date of his death. It is celebrated inside and outside ... 460 for Patrick's death, scholars of early Irish history tend to prefer a later date, c. 493. Supporting the later date, the...
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Hans Jorgensen and Wife One year after the ... - FamilySearch.org  Shortly after he was called on a local mission and embraced his first ... following, on December 10, 1852 they left their native land to join their lot with the Saints ... Dorthea accepted an invitation to attend a meeting of the Latter-Day Saints, ..... As Hans Jorgensen walked beside his ox team toward Utah, the land of the Saints,...
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Fiji History | Polynesian Cultural Center  ... their ancestors eventually moved on to Tonga and Samoa. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman accidentally discovered Fiji in 1643. British Captain James Cook also...
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Mole's Genealogy Blog: Natal: the Christmas land.  Dec 9, 2012 ... ... the Portuguese explorer, sailed along the south-eastern coast of South Africa and on Christmas Day 1497 sighted the land which he named...
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Captain Cook killed in Hawaii - Feb 14, 1779 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Captain Cook killed in Hawaii on Feb 14, 1779. ... He may have been the first European to ever visit the island group, which he .... D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.
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Jan. 18, 1912 | Robert Falcon Scott Discovers Tent of Explorer Who ...  Jan 18, 2012 ... On Jan. 18, 1912, one day after reaching the South Pole, the English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition found a tent erected by Roald Amundsen's expedition, ... Left to right: Lawrence Oates, Henry Bowers, Scott, Edward Wilson, ... Should he not return home safely, Amundsen wanted someone to...
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Mutiny on the Bounty - Wikipedia  The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789. ... After three weeks back at sea, Christian and others forced Bligh from the ship. ..... On 22 April 1789, Bounty arrived at Nomuka, in the Friendly Islands (now called Tonga), intending to pick up wood, water, and further supplies...
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Mutiny on the Bounty - Wikipedia  The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April ... Almost all his fellow mutineers, including Christian, had been killed, either by each other or by their Polynesian companions. ..... Bligh had visited the island with Cook, and knew that the inhabitants could behave unpredictably.
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History of the Pacific Islands - Wikipedia  History of the Pacific Islands covers the history of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. .... Europeans first sighted New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands in the late 18th century. The British explorer James Cook sighted Grande Terre in 1774 and named it .... In 1962, Western Samoa became the first Pacific Island nation to gain...
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Timeline of European exploration - Wikipedia  The following timeline covers European exploration from 1418 to 1957. The 15th century ... The 18th century saw the first extensive exploration of the South Pacific and the .... 1506  Tristo da Cunha discovers the island of Tristan da Cunha. ..... named after him to 6647 N, while James winters in the bay named after him.
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James Cook: Third Voyage - Princeton University  (He had been offered an attractive sinecure at the Royal Hospital at Greenwich.) ... On the home front, Cook added another son, Hugh (named after friend and patron ... Swedish, Italian, and Russian were also published in the eighteenth century. ... The expedition reached the Friendly Islands (Tonga) by May and spent two...
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Jeopary Questions page 772 - ON A MAP, SOMEWHERE ...  ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC: Current king Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was the first person in this nation's history to earn a college ... LOTTO FEVER: 2000 saw a fight in England over running the lottery, with this Virgin king at the forefeont.
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Free Flashcards about HOLIDAYS & OBS. - StudyStack  ON JULY 24, SEVERAL SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES CELEBRATE THE 1783 BIRTH OF THIS MAN, SIMON BOLIVAR. THIS SYMBOL OF HALLOWEEN...
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Rotating Quiz #218: double jeopardy - Google Groups  May 2, 2016 ... 3. jakob roggeveen discovered what south pacific island 2 days after good friday in 1722? 4. eric blair wrote under this pen name 5. incan ruins...
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History News Network | The Pacific, Bloody Mary and World War II ...  Apr 27, 2014 ... He holds his PhD from Rutgers and was a former editor for the New York Daily News. ... South Pacific is the tale of a backwash island in the New Hebrides where ... Love with a Wonderful Guy, Younger than Springtime and Happy Talk. ... Michener was a Lt. Commander in the New Hebrides in World War II.