Although the Easter Island heads are floating in the middle of the ocean, which country owns this island?

Located a full 2,300 miles away from South America's west coast in Polynesia, it may seem strange that Chile claims ownership to Easter Island. But they do, annexing the island in 1888 and designating it a special territory in 2007. The Rapa Nui civilization, however, are the ones who left their mark on the island, creating around 900 moai statues, which some archeologists believe may have been family guardians in the afterlife. Measuring up to 70 feet tall, they sure look intimidating.

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