Rapa Nui protection area, about the same size as the Chilean mainland, will protect up to 142 species, including 27 threatened with extinction.
By Arthur Neslen
One of the world’s largest marine protection areas has been created off the coast of Easter Island.
The 740,000 sq km Rapa Nui marine pa...
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One of world’s largest marine parks created off coast of Easter Island







