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As of 2023, Adamstown has a population of 35, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands. All the other islands in the group are uninhabited. Adamstown is where all residents live, while they grow food in other areas of the island. [2] Adamstown is the third smallest capital in the world by population.
– The Romance of Pitcairn Island. 1923; Hancock, W. K. – Politics in Pitcairn and Other Essays. 1947; Lucas, Charles – The Pitcairn Island Register Book. 1929; Lummis, Trevor – Pitcairn Island: Life and death in Eden. 1997; Manorial Research with the National Maritime Museum (UK) – Mutiny on the Bounty, 1789-1989. 1989
The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff coastline. Unlike many other South Pacific islands, it is not surrounded by coral reefs that protect the coast. The only access to the island is via a small pier on Bounty Bay. Adamstown is the sole settlement. Pawala Valley Ridge is the island's highest point at 346 m above sea level.
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The earliest known settlers of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who appear to have settled on Pitcairn and Henderson Islands by at least the 11th Century, [1] and on the more populous Mangareva Island 540 kilometres (340 mi) to the northwest, for several centuries.
Pitcairn Island was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of the British sloop HMS Swallow, commanded by Captain Philip Carteret. The island was named after Scottish midshipman Robert Pitcairn, a fifteen-year-old crew member who was the first to sight the island. “we discovered land to the northward of us.
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Stone sculptures from Tahiti and Pitcairn Island, Otago Museum, 2016 Display of objects from the Pitcairn Island, Otago Museum, 2016. There is a long history of artefacts from Pitcairn Island being traded for goods such as flour, sugar and other essential items. This trade included pre-Mutiny artefacts as well as objects from HMS Bounty. [3]