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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Pitcairn Islands:
The Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, commonly known as the Pitcairn Islands or just Pitcairn, are a group of four volcanic islands in the South Pacific Ocean.[1] The islands are a British overseas territory (formerly a British colony), the last remaining in the Pacific. Only Pitcairn Island, the second largest island, is inhabited.
The islands are best known for being the home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films. This story is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only 48 inhabitants (from nine families), Pitcairn is also notable for being the least populated jurisdiction in the world (although it is not a sovereign nation). The United Nations Committee on Decolonisation includes Pitcairn on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.[2]
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country names: The Pitcairn Islands or Pitcairn
- Official English country name: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Pitcairn
- Demonym(s): Pitcairn Islander
- ISO country codes: PN, PCN, 612
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .pn
Geography of the Pitcairn Islands
Geography of the Pitcairn Islands
- The Pitcairn Islands are: A British overseas territory
- Location:
- Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- South Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Polynesia
- Pitcairn Islands (25°04′00″S 130°05′00″W / 25.06667°S 130.08333°W / -25.06667; -130.08333)
- Pitcairn Island (main island) (25°04′S 130°06′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W / -25.067; -130.100 (Pitcairn Island))
- Henderson Island (24°22′01″S 128°18′57″W / 24.36694°S 128.31583°W / -24.36694; -128.31583 (Henderson Island))
- Ducie Island (24°40′09″S 124°47′11″W / 24.66917°S 124.78639°W / -24.66917; -124.78639 (Ducie Island))
- Oeno Island (23°55′26″S 130°44′03″W / 23.92389°S 130.73417°W / -23.92389; -130.73417 (Oeno Island))
- Pitcairn Islands (25°04′00″S 130°05′00″W / 25.06667°S 130.08333°W / -25.06667; -130.08333)
- Polynesia
- Oceania
- South Pacific Ocean
- Time zone: UTC-08
- Extreme points of the Pitcairn Islands
- High: Pawala Valley Ridge on Pitcairn Island 347 m (1,138 ft)
- Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 51 km
- Atlas of the Pitcairn Islands
Environment of the Pitcairn Islands
- Climate of the Pitcairn Islands
- Wildlife of the Pitcairn Islands
- Fauna of the Pitcairn Islands
Natural geographic features of the Pitcairn Islands
- Islands of the Pitcairn Islands
- Pitcairn Island (main island)
- Henderson Island (uninhabited)
- Ducie Island (uninhabited)
- Oeno Island (uninhabited)
- The Pitcairn Islands have no rivers
Municipalities of the Pitcairn Islands
- One and only town in the Pitcairns: Adamstown
- Capital of the Pitcairn Islands: Adamstown
Demography of the Pitcairn Islands
Demographics of the Pitcairn Islands
Government and politics of the Pitcairn Islands
Politics of the Pitcairn Islands
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
- Capital of the Pitcairn Islands: Adamstown
- Elections in the Pitcairn Islands
- Political parties in the Pitcairn Islands
Branches of the government of the Pitcairn Islands
Government of the Pitcairn Islands
Executive branch of the government of the Pitcairn Islands
- Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II
- Monarch's representative: Governor of the Pitcairn Islands,
- Head of government: Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Legislative branch of the government of the Pitcairn Islands
Judicial branch of the government of the Pitcairn Islands
Foreign relations of the Pitcairn Islands
International organization membership
The government of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands is a member of:[1]
- Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Law and order in the Pitcairn Islands
History of the Pitcairn Islands
History of the Pitcairn Islands
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- History of Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
- History of the Island Council
- List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands
Culture of the Pitcairn Islands
Culture of the Pitcairn Islands
- Cuisine of the Pitcairn Islands
- Languages of the Pitcairn Islands
- People of the Pitcairn Islands
- Public holidays in the Pitcairn Islands
- Religion in the Pitcairn Islands
Art in the Pitcairn Islands
Symbols
- Official symbols of the Pitcairn Islands
Economy and infrastructure of the Pitcairn Islands
Economy of the Pitcairn Islands
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Communications in the Pitcairn Islands
- Currency of the Pitcairn Islands: Dollar
- Tourism in the Pitcairn Islands
- Transport in the Pitcairn Islands
- View from a longboat transport – longboats are used to ferry people and cargo to and from visiting ships.
Education in the Pitcairn Islands
Infrastructure of the Pitcairn Islands
See also
Politics
Other
- Birds of the Pitcairn Islands
- Demographics of the Pitcairn Islands
- Geography of the Pitcairn Islands
- History of the Pitcairn Islands
- Internet domain of the Pitcairn Islands: .pn
- Languages of the Pitcairn Islands
- Pitcairn Islanders
- Pulau School
References
- ^ a b "Pitcairn Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
the Pitcairn Islands at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
Wikimedia Atlas of the Pitcairn Islands
- Several articles by the first discoverers of the mutineers whereabouts.
- Pitcairn Island Register
Pitcairn Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage- Lonely Planet WorldGuide profile
- http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/pitcairn200801 "Trouble in Paradise"
- Bloody history of empire's last outpost BBC News examines the settlement's history, including the 2004 sex-abuse trial.
- ccTLD registry
- Editorial story of travel writer Dea Birkett's time on Pitcairn Island
- News accounts of Pitcairn sexual abuse trial: (ABC) (New Zealand Herald)
- Official Website of the Pitcairn Government
- Google Listing of .PN sites
- Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau
- Pitcairn Philatelic Bureau & Stamps at NZ Post
- Pitcairn Islands Study Center
- Pitcairn Islands Study Group
- Pitcairn Island Website
- Who's Who on Pitcairn - Names, ages, and photos of residents
- pitcairnnews.co.nz - Pitcairn news by Chris Double
- Uklun Tul Un Dem Tul - Pitcairn monthly news by Julie Christian
- onlinepitcairn.com - Pitcairn news by Mike Warren
- Archaeological project on Pitcairn Island
- Simon Winchester on Pitcairn, in Travel Intelligence
- Living interminably on the periphery by Alkan Chaglar
- Island Evolution: Pitcairn Island from NASA Earth Observatory
- The general info about the Island from The CIA World Factbook
- Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn Islands at Britlink.
- from the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- [1] - Article by Jared Diamond on the Polynesian inhabitants of Pitcairn and what happened to them.
- Article on the Pitcairn Islands
