Pitcairn Island is a small, isolated volcanic island in the south-central South Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between New Zealand and South America and southeast of Tahiti.

Where Pitcairn Island Is

  • Pitcairn is part of a tiny British overseas territory called Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands in the South Pacific.
  • Geographically, it lies at about 25° south latitude and 130° west longitude, in the southern hemisphere, in the open Pacific far from major landmasses.
  • It is about 2,170 km (1,350 miles) southeast of Tahiti and roughly midway between New Zealand to the west and the coast of Peru in South America to the east.

A Bit More Context

  • Pitcairn is the only inhabited island in its small four-island group; the others (Henderson, Ducie, Oeno) are uninhabited.
  • The main settlement is Adamstown, home to a very small population, many descended from the HMS Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian companions.

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