Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Pitcairn Google maps and facts
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Facts about Pitcairn Islands
Administrative divisions: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Area: | total: 47 sq km land: 47 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Background: | Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration , primarily to New Zealand , has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today. |
Flag description: | blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow , green , and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor |
Capital: | name: Adamstown geographic coordinates: 25 04 S , 130 05 W time difference: UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
Climate: | tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) |
Currency code: | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
Ethnic groups: | descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives |
Geographic coordinates: | 25 04 S , 130 06 W |
Geography note: | Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore |
Government type: | NA |
Imports partners: | |
Internet country code: | .pn |
Land boundaries: | 51 km |
Neighbouring countries: | 0 km |
Languages: | English (official) , Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) |
Location: | Oceania , islands in the South Pacific Ocean , about midway between Peru and New Zealand |
Map references: | Oceania |
National holiday: | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II , second Saturday in June (1926) |
Nationality: | noun: Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander |
Natural hazards: | typhoons (especially November to March) |
Population: | 48 (July 2008 est.) |
Religions: | Seventh-Day Adventist 100% |
Terrain: | rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs |
Unemployment rate: |
Capital of Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Pitcairn
Adamstown (click to view Adamstown map)
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