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Poike, the oldest volcano:
The Poike volcano was the first piece of land that emerged from the sea and, together with subsequent volcanic eruptions, formed the present territory of Easter Island. Its somewhat remote and isolated location and its difficult access make Poike a little-visited place. However, this mysterious territory contains secret corners and ancient legends that invite to discover it calmly and to know better the past of the island.
Poike, the first volcano on the island:
The name of Poike, usually translated by “hill”, seems to come from the Rapanui expression “Po” (night); “ike” (break) which means “place where the night breaks” because it is the first place on the island that receives the first rays of the rising sun.
Indeed, the Poike is located at the eastern end of Easter Island, and is the oldest of the three main volcanoes on the island, next to the Rano Kau and the Ma’unga Terevaka, which originated their formation. It is estimated that this first eruptive center emerged from the sea about 3 million years ago creating the so-called Poike Peninsula, although its activity was maintained until about 300 thousand years ago. Originally this peninsula was an island but later it was joined to the main body of the island, by lava flows coming from the Terevaka and other nearby volcanic centers.
The Poike is now an inactive volcano with a fairly symmetrical cone shape. The main crater has a circular shape and by its resemblance to a halo of sun or moon was called Pua Katiki, although in another version its name would mean “hill that serves to monitor the cattle.” Unlike other craters, this is totally dry and measures around 150 meters in diameter and about 10 meters deep. Inside a small eucalyptus forest grows that crowns the summit like a leafy green plume visible from afar.
From Pua Katiki, where the Poike reaches a maximum height of 460 meters, a wide plain of gentle slope is observed. which covers an area of about 4.5 km from east to west and 3.5 km from north to south. This large area, almost exclusively covered by a type of grass called here hoi (Sporobolus indicus), ends abruptly on 100-meter-high coastal cliffs formed by the continuous erosion of the sea on the Poike peninsula.
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For some unknown reason, during the period of construction of the large statues, considered the golden age of the island, it is believed that the inhabitants of the Poike peninsula remained separate from the others and hardly participated in the work of carving in the quarries of Rano Raraku.
One proof of its isolation is that only two of the statues found in the Poike are made of the lapilli tuff of the Rano Raraku, while the rest of the statues were made of the white trachyte coming from the Poike deposits.
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21km northeast of Hanga Roa.
ROA is the pseudonym of an anonymous, contemporary street art artist from Ghent, Belgium. He is believed to have been born in 1976. His works have been painted on buildings in various cities in Europe, the United States, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. He regularly participates in street art festivals and collaborates with galleries worldwide from time to time. However, very little is known about this anonymous artist. He believes that his work speaks for itself. He invariably avoids any form of contact with the media and is hardly attracted to interviews. In this way he says he keeps his work and mind free. ROA gained international fame in 2010 when he painted a giant 3.5m high rabbit on the side wall of a recording studio in Hackney, London. Despite the fact that the work was commissioned by the owner, it was discredited. The Hackney local council found that the mural detracted from the streetscape and decided that the mural should be removed. Both the owner of the recording studio and various residents of the building contested this decision. A campaign called "Save The Rabbit" was launched to protest the decision. This campaign was widely acclaimed and attracted media interest. Ultimately, the council withdrew its decision. To this day, the rabbit can still be found at the recording studio. (Wikipedia) Vaartstraat, Hasselt, Belgium
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Until 1847 Roa Island was a true island, being accessible only by boat, or on foot across the sands at low tide. John Abel Smith, a London banker, bought Roa in 1840. He built a causeway to the mainland, completed in 1846, and an 810-foot (247 m) deep-water pier known as Piel Pier from where steamers sailed to Fleetwood. The pier connected with the Furness Railway line to Kirkby via Furness Abbey, making use of the causeway. Initially the line was open for goods traffic only, but on 24 August 1846 a passenger service was inaugurated.
Over the years there was much disagreement between Smith and the Furness Railway. At one point the railway company set up its own steamer service to Piel Pier, but following a dispute with Smith, diverted the sailings to nearby Barrow. Eventually Smith was able to obtain an injunction for its return to the pier. In due course, however, Smith and the Furness Railway settled their differences and in 1852 the railway agreed to buy the lease for the entire Roa Island estate. Before the deal could be completed a freak storm caused extensive damage to the pier. This allowed the railway to buy all the rights and the property for only £15,000. Piel Pier was demolished in 1891 following changes to the course of Piel Channel which resulted in silting up of the area around the end of the pier. The railway continued in use until July 1936.
Today there is little obvious trace of it, though many of the stones that form the sides of the causeway are actually square stone sleepers from the railway. A road linking Roa Island to Rampside has now taken the place of the railway tracks along the causeway.
ROA es un artista callejero y de graffiti de Gante, Bélgica. A nivel internacional, ha creado obras en las calles de ciudades de Europa, Estados Unidos, Australia, Asia y África.
ROA generalmente pinta animales y aves silvestres o urbanas que son nativas del área que se está pintando. ROA suele utilizar una paleta de colores mínima, como el blanco y el negro, pero también crea obras con colores vibrantes que representan la carne o los sistemas internos de los animales y las aves.
Most of what you see is by Roa. The turned cat head off to the right is by Keeley. Pandemic Gallery, on Waverly Avenue. Wallabout, Brooklyn.
و لأن رفيقة دربك الأُنثى الاجمل
, فلا اخافْ .. من نظراتك البعيده عني! إلتفت حولك ثم عُد بنظرك لي
عندها ستكتشف
اني انثى غير النساء و اني عبرت على كفوف الكثيرات
~ فـ تساقطن حين تسربت لهم رائحة العطر من شعري
وً لأني رفيقة دربك !
أسكنتُك عينآي بحب | أُغمٍضها فلا تعود ترى أحد غيري ,
أفتحها | لتُشآهد النسآءْ ~
فتصرخ بي !!
أغمضي عينآكِ .
On my recent visit to the lake district I remembered about this place where I'd been many moons ago. There was once a skeleton of a ship which seems to have bowed down to the seas relentless persistence. Fortunately there is still another, just waiting for nature to take hold. This is located on the left side of the causeway leading to Roa Island, Cumbria.
Roa from across the coarseway.
Roa Island lies just over half a mile (1 km) south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria, though formerly in the county of Lancashire north of the sands. It is located at 54°5′N 3°10′W (OS grid ref. SD 233650). It is one of the Islands of Furness in northern England. It has an area of about three hectares.
For local government purposes Roa Island is within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. The island's population stands at around 100, making it the 16th most populated island in England.
Until 1847 Roa Island was a true island, being accessible only by boat, or on foot across the sands at low tide. John Abel Smith, a London banker, bought Roa in 1840. He built a causeway to the mainland, completed in 1846, and an 810-foot (247 m) deep-water pier known as Piel Pier from where steamers sailed to Fleetwood. The pier connected with the Furness Railway line to Kirkby via Furness Abbey, making use of the causeway. Initially the line was open for goods traffic only, but on 24 August 1846 a passenger service was inaugurated.