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Bounty Bay is an embayment of the Pacific Ocean into Pitcairn Island.


Bounty Bay is named after the HMAV Bounty, a British naval vessel whose 18th century mutiny was immortalized in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty and the numerous subsequent motion pictures made of it. Current Pitcairn Islanders are largely lineal descendants of the mutineers, as exhibited by some of their surnames. The remains of the vessel, burned by the mutineers, are still visible in the bay. for other meaning see Mutiny on the Bounty (disambiguation) The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMAV Bounty, 29 April 1789 The Mutiny on the Bounty was a historical event in the late 18th century, most widely known through fiction, of an officer... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMAV Bounty, 29 April 1789 The Mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny aboard a British Royal Navy in 1789 that has been made famous by several books and films. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of a novel and several films based on the Mutiny on the Bounty, the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of HMAV Bounty in 1789. ... Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of a novel and several films based on the Mutiny on the Bounty, the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of HMAV Bounty in 1789. ...


Travelers to Pitcairn are usually brought in by longboat into Bounty Bay. A longboat is a large boat powered by multiple oars and carried on a ship (especially sailed merchant ships). ...


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Bounty (vessel), name of a British merchant ship under the command of Captain William Bligh.
Following the famous mutiny, the crew of the Bounty sailed to Pitcairn Island where they established a community with Polynesians from Tahiti and...
Bounty (reward), reward or premium granted by law as an inducement to the performance of a service regarded as beneficial to the public.
Bounty Bay - definition of Bounty Bay in Encyclopedia (128 words)
Bounty Bay is an embayment of the Pacific Ocean into Pitcarin Island.
Bounty Bay is named for the HMAV Bounty, a British naval vessel whose 18th century mutiny was immortalized in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty and the numerous subsequent motion pictures made of it.
The remains of the vessel, burned by the mutineers, are still visible in the bay.
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