Rapa Nui (English spelling)

Japanese: Rapa Nui(英語表記)RapaNui
Rapa Nui (English spelling)

…It was a Spanish colony in 1870, and has been a Chilean territory since 1888. In Chile, it is called Pascua in Spanish, and Rapa Nui by the Polynesian islanders. It is a volcanic island with little vegetation, dominated by grasslands.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Rapa Nui" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…70年スペイン領とされ,1888年以来チリ領となった。チリにおいてはスペイン語でパスクアPascua島,ポリネシア系の島民はラパ・ニュイRapa Nui島とよぶ。植生にとぼしい火山島で,草原が卓越している。…

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