Pitcairn Island
Only inhabited island in the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS Bounty.[1]
This article is about the island. For the archipelago, see Pitcairn Islands. For the novel, see Pitcairn's Island (novel).
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 25°04′00″S 130°06′24″W |
Archipelago | Pitcairn Islands |
Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Length | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Width | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
Highest elevation | 346 m (1135 ft) |
Highest point | Pawala Valley Ridge |
Administration | |
United Kingdom | |
Demographics | |
Population | 35 (2023) |
Pop. density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
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