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Oceania > Pitcairn Islands > Geography

PITCAIRN ISLANDER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 47 sq km Time series [225th of 238]
Area > Total 47 sq km Time series [237th of 250]
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [218th of 239]
Climate
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline 51 km [196th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m Time series
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 25 04 S, 130 06 W Time series
Geography > Note
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
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile Time series [76th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 3 nautical mile Time series [187th of 191]
Natural hazards
typhoons (especially November to March)
Natural resources
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish; note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
Population density 1.04 people per sqkm [228th of 256]
Terrain
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Heal The World Foundation.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Pitcairn Islands, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands, pitcairn island, pitcairn

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