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Pitcairn Island
Only inhabited island in the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
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Demographics | |
Population | 42 (2024) |
Pop. density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
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