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Pitcairn Islands |
Introduction:
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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.
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| Official name: |
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands |
| Capital: |
name: Adamstown
geographic coordinates: 25 04 S, 130 05 W
time difference: UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Government type: |
NA |
| Population: |
48 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) |
| Official Currency: |
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Current New Zealand Dollar Exchange Rates
Historical New Zealand Dollar Exchange Rates
Chart New Zealand Dollar Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
NZD |
| Area: |
total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Climate: |
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) |
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Map of Pitcairn Islands
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