pitcairn island

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Definition von pitcairn island im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Pitcairn Adası

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pitcairn islands

Pitcairn Adaları

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Definition von pitcairn island im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

(Coğrafya) Island S. Pacific SE of Tuamotu Archipelago; a Brit. colony, with several smaller islands pop 62

The main island of Pitcairn

Island (pop., 2000 est.: 54), south-central Pacific Ocean. It is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn island group, which also includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno islands. It has an area of about 2 sq mi (5 sq km). Discovered in 1767 by the British, it was uninhabited until 1790, when it was settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian. Pitcairn was annexed by Britain in 1839. The inhabitants were removed to Norfolk Island in 1856 because of overpopulation. Some returned to Pitcairn, and it is their descendants who make up the present population, subsisting on fishing and farming. In 1970 the British High Commissioner in New Zealand was appointed the colony's governor

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