Geography of the Pitcairn Islands
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The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four islands in the south Pacific Ocean: the group comprises Pitcairn Island (a volcanic island), Henderson Island (an uplifted coral island), and two coral atolls, Oeno Island and Ducie Island.
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Location
The Pitcairn Islands as a group of islands in Oceania:(Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
- Pitcairn Island (main island) (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
- Henderson Island (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
- Ducie Island (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
- Oeno Island (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
Situated in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand, they are one of the most remote sites of human habitation on Earth.[1][2]
The only inhabited island, Pitcairn, is at 25.04 south, 130.06 west. Pitcairn is about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Tahiti, Script error: No such module "convert". from Auckland, New Zealand, and over Script error: No such module "convert". from Panama.[3]
Area
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Pitcairn Island is about Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[3] This is about <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3⁄10 of the size of Washington, DC.
Land boundaries
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Coastline
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Maritime claims
Exclusive economic zone:
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Territorial sea:
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Climate
The Pitcairn Islands have a maritime tropical rainforest climate (Af according to the Köppen climate classification), with the climate being warm and humid year-round, with no dry season. The warmest month in Adamstown is February, with a mean of Script error: No such module "convert"., while the coolest month is August, with a mean of Script error: No such module "convert".. The highest temperature recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". during March. Because of its maritime location, the temperature has never dropped below Script error: No such module "convert".. Adamstown receives Script error: No such module "convert". of rainfall annually, with the rain being evenly distributed across the year. The climate of the Pitcairn Islands is modified by southeast trade winds.
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Terrain
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The Pitcairn Islands have a rugged terrain caused by volcanic formation, with a rocky coastline and cliffs.
Elevation extremes
Lowest point:
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Highest point:
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Natural resources
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Miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
Note:
manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
Natural hazards
Tropical Cyclones (especially November to May)
Environment – current issues
Deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)
Maps
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For the location with respect to French Polynesia, see the inset of Image:French Polynesia map.jpg.
See also
References
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External links
- Map of Pitcairn showing place names
- Map showing location of the Pitcairn Islands with respect to other island groups and to continents
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