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Norfolk Island (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək, locally / ˈ n ɔːr f oʊ k / NOR-fohk; [9] Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen [10]) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, approximately 1,412 km (877 mi; 762 nmi) east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) from Lord Howe Island.
The episode featured Norfolk Island's policy of culling growing cattle populations by killing older cattle and feeding the carcasses to tiger sharks well off the coast. This is done to help prevent tiger sharks from coming further toward shore in search of food. Norfolk Island holds one of the largest populations of tiger sharks in the world.
The Norfolk Island Regional Council is based in Kingston. [3] The settlement is the second-oldest in Australia, having been founded a little over a month after Sydney . It is part of the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area World Heritage Site .
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Norfolk Island: The Australian Territory of Norfolk Island comprises Norfolk Island and two uninhabited neighboring islands located in the South Pacific Ocean amidst Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. [1] Norfolk Island is one of Australia's external territories.
Norfolk Islanders (Pitcairn-Norfolk: Norf'k Ailenas), also referred to as just Islanders, are the inhabitants or residents of Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. The Islanders have their own unique identity and are predominantly people of Pitcairn and English descent and to a lesser extent of Scottish and Irish .
Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) is an old settlement on the Kingston coastal plains (bounded by hills), southern side of Norfolk Island, consisting of a large group of buildings from the British Empire's convict era (1788–1855), now considered to be of such cultural significance to Australia and to the World that the area has been formally inscribed onto both the Australian ...
The park’s area includes the Mount Pitt section on the namesake Norfolk Island with an area of 4.60 km 2 (1.78 sq mi) / 460 ha (1,100 acres), as well as the neighbouring Phillip Island encompassing 1.90 km 2 (0.73 sq mi) / 190 ha (470 acres), [1] and the much smaller Nepean Island. The Norfolk Island group is a Commonwealth of Australia ...
Maritime history of Norfolk Island (1 C) P. Norfolk Island penal colony administrators (22 P) People executed by Norfolk Island (3 P) S. Ships built in Norfolk Island ...