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Easter Island
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
, also known as the flag of Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is a white flag charged with a red Reimiro
Reimiro
A reimiro is a decorative crescent-shaped pectoral ornament once worn by the women of Easter Island. The name comes from the Rapanui rei 'stern' or 'prow' and miro 'boat'. Thus the crescent represents a Polynesian canoe....
, an Easter Island wood carving. The red Reimiro was made out of wood and worn by the women of Rapa Nui. It was adopted on 9 May, 2006.