Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui by the locals, is a remote island off the coast of Chile. As of 2023, its population ...

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Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa Nui, the island's local name ...

HANGA ROA, Easter Island >> Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic. According to municipal data from Rapa Nui ...

marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ... ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MADE AT A TEMPORARY FIELD LAB, NOAA PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, KAILUA KONA, HAWAII, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED.

That consequently contaminates food consumed by residents. The giant plastic waste problem on the island is largely due to its location in the South Pacific Gyre.