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Pitcairn News from Big Flower News from Big Flower, Pitcairn Island. Pitcairn Miscellany News from Pitcairn Island. Jacqui Christian, ed. Pitcairn News Archived 23 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine information from Chris Double, a Bounty descendant based in Auckland; Uklun Tul Un Dem Tul Pitcairn news by Kari Young, a Pitcairn resident.
Ethnic group Descendants of the Bounty mutineers Descendants of the mutineers John Adams and Matthew Quintal on Norfolk Island, 1862 Total population ~1,000 worldwide Regions with significant populations Pitcairn Islands ~45 (2021) Norfolk Island ~450 (2016) Australia ~250 (2016) New Zealand ~45 (2018) [6] Languages English Pitkern Religion Seventh-day Adventist Church Related ethnic groups ...
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.
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.
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 COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands - a British territory - is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached the islands on 16 July 2022.
Mayoral elections were held on Pitcairn Island on 9 November 2022. The result was a victory for Simon Young , who became the island's first non- native leader. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He won with 19 votes to 16.
Fletcher Christian was born on 25 September 1764, at his family home of Moorland Close, Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland, England.His father's side of the family had originated from the Isle of Man and most of Fletcher's paternal great-grandfathers were historic Deemsters, their original family surname being McCrystyn.