Norfolk Island - Wikitravel geography. Imagenfmap.png Map of norfolk island. Location Oceania,island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. Geographic http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Norfolk_Island
Extractions: land: 34.6 sq km Population 1,866 (July 2002 est.) Language English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian Religion Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996) This article is an import from the CIA World Factbook 2002. It's a starting point for creating a real Wikitravel country article according to our country article template . Please plunge forward and edit it. 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. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Geography
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Extractions: Norfolk Island is located in the South Pacific Ocean , east of Australia . Its geographical coordinates are 29 02 S, 167 57 E. The island is 34.6 sq. km. in size, of which, none of the land is covered by large-scale bodies of water. It has no land boundaries with any foreign country and has 32 km. of coastline. Norfolk Island claims an exclusive fishing zone extending 200 nm. and territorial sea claims to 3 nm. from the island. The climate is subtropical and mild, with little seasonal differentiation. The island is a volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains. The highest point is Mt. Bates, at 319 m., while the lowest point is sea level along the coast. The only major natural resource of Norfolk Island is fish , while there are no major arable lands of permanent farmlands, though about 25% of the island is a permanent pasture. There are no large forests, nor any irrigated land. From May to July typhoons are a constant problem.
Norfolk Island Information geography note most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost Country nameconventional long form Territory of norfolk island conventional short form http://www.country-info.com/facts/Norfolk_Island.htm
Extractions: Norfolk Island View Country Index View Map View Flag Introduction Background: 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. Geography Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E Map references: Oceania Area: total: 34.6 sq km other: 100% (1998 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: typhoons (especially May to July) Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note: most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Atlas: Norfolk Island Source The World Factbook 1998. norfolk island Profile More Geographic InformationCountry Profiles; Flags; World geography; World Stats and Facts. US State http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/country/norfolkisland.html
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Extractions: NORFOLK ISLAND Norfolk Island Introduction [Top of Page] Background: 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. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E Map references: Oceania Area:
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Extractions: Introduction Geography People ... Transnational Issues Introduction [Top of Page] Background: 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. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E Map references: Oceania Area:
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Norfolk Island norfolk island. (territory of Australia). geography. Location Oceania, islandin the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. Map references Oceania. http://www.ems.psu.edu/~williams/states/nf.htm
Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Noun Norfolk Island - an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony Australia Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Examples from classic literature: More On the way, he had raided the little islet of Ugi, sacked the store, and taken the head of the solitary trader, a gentle-souled half- caste from Norfolk Island who traced back directly to a Pitcairn ancestry straight from the loins of McCoy of the Bounty.
Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Noun norfolk island pine - evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific Araucaria excelsa Araucaria heterophylla araucaria - any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Some words with "Norfolk Island pine" in the definition: araucaria
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Extractions: An undergraduate history thesis by Ian Campbell, University of Tasmania at Launceston, written in 1993. Examines the causes of the Bounty Mutiny, using the tool of events matrixing. The actions of the participants are viewed against a background of natural and other causes and conditions placed upon them by time and place.
