Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn Island
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Pitcairn Island is located in Pacific Ocean
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn Island
Location of Pitcairn Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates25°04′00″S 130°06′24″W / 25.06667°S 130.10667°W / -25.06667; -130.10667
ArchipelagoPitcairn Islands
Area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Length3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Highest elevation346 m (1135 ft)
Highest pointPawala Valley Ridge
Administration
United Kingdom
Demographics
Population40 (2024)
Pop. density10/km2 (30/sq mi)

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]

  1. ^ Johnson, Christine (2014). "The Identity of Place: Pitcairn Island in Cultural and Historical Geography". University of Nevada, Reno. hdl:11714/2838. Retrieved 15 June 2022.