Easter Island: Poike

Poike, one of the three main volcanoes of Easter Island.

Poike forms the eastern headland and there is an abrupt cliff “the Poike ditch” across the island marking the boundary between flows from Terevaka and Poike.

Poike last erupted between 230,000 to 705,000 years ago, and as the oldest of the island’s three volcanoes is the most weathered with relatively stoneless soil.

At 370 metres it is the island’s second highest peak after Terevaka.

For those who are keen, you can also visit the top of Terevaka, the central volcano on the island.

Terevaka is less than 400,000 years old. Its lava field at Roiho has been dated at between 110,000 and 150,000 years old.