Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
25 04 S, 130 06 W
Oceania
total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about three-tenths the size of Washington, DC
total: 0 km
51 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
highest point: Palwala Valley Point on Big Ridge 347 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish; note - manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.)
forest: 74.5% (2018 est.)
other: 25.5% (2018 est.)
0 sq km (2022)
less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown
occasional tropical cyclones (especially November to March), but generally only heavy tropical storms; landslides
Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore
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