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Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. | |
Location: Norfolk Island is Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia See Map
Capital: name: Kingston
geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E
time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Currency (Code): Australian dollar (AUD) ...More
Area: total: 34.6 sq km , land: 34.6 sq km , water: 0 sq km ( 1 sq km is approximately 0.4 sq miles or 250 acres)
Area Comparison: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Elevation Extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m , highest point: Mount Bates 319 m (1 meter = 3.28 feet)
Population: 2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Unemployment: 12% (2001)
Ethnic Groups: descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Religion: Anglican 31.8%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)
Languages: English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
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