Photo of the Day

divers exploring a reef with fake moai off of Easter Island
October 18, 2012

Divers, Easter Island

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Tourists diving on Easter Island's reef encounter a fake moai, made for a 1994 Hollywood movie and then sunk offshore. The reef is healthy, though it is overfished. Tuna and salmon are imported, primarily for tourists.

See more pictures from the July 2012 feature story "If Only They Could Talk."

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Photograph by Randy Olson, National Geographic

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