Geography of the Pitcairn Islands


The Pitcairn Islands consist of four islands: Pitcairn Island, Henderson Island, and two coral atolls, Oeno Island and Ducie Island
The only inhabited island, Pitcairn, has an area of and a population density of ; it is only accessible by boat through Bounty Bay.
The other islands are at a distance of more than.

Location

as a group of islands
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.
The inhabited island, Pitcairn, is at 25.04 south, 130.06 west. Pitcairn is about southeast of Tahiti, from Auckland, New Zealand, and over from Panama.

Area

Pitcairn Island is about long and wide.
This is about of the size of Washington, DC.

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Exclusive economic zone:
Territorial sea:

Climate

Tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season

Terrain

Rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs

Elevation extremes

Lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest point:
Pawala Valley Ridge

Natural resources

trees, fish
Note:
manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore

Natural hazards

Maps

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.
For the location with respect to French Polynesia, see the inset of :Image:French Polynesia map.jpg.