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Geography Of The Pitcairn IslandsThe Pitcairn Islands consist of five islands: Pitcairn Island, Sandy Island, Oeno Island, Henderson Island, and Ducie Island. Pitcairn and Henderson are volcanic islands, and Ducie and Oeno are coral atolls. The only inhabited island, Pitcairn, has an area of 5 km and a population density of 10/km; it is only accessible by boat through Bounty Bay. The other islands are at a distance of more than 100 km. Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand, one of the most remote sites of human habitation on Earth. Area Total: 47 km
Land: 47 km
Water: 0 km Area - comparative About 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 51 km Maritime claims Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm Climate Tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) Terrain Rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs Elevation extremes Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m Natural resources Miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
Note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore Natural hazards Typhoons (especially November to March) Environment - current issues Deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) See also Map references These worldwide map services show very little detail of the islands, and are even of limited use to show the location of them with respect to each other and to other islands, because they are so small and far apart. However, Mapquest zoom level 1 is a suitable map to see the location between Peru and New Zealand. See also map showing location of the Pitcairn Islands with respect to other island groups and to continents For the location with respect to French Polynesia, see the inset of . Note: Mapquest 6 and 7 wrongly label Pitcairn island "French Polynesia". Pitcairn Islands
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