Geographical information

Pitcairn Island is situated in an isolated part of the Central South Pacific Ocean (24° 01’S x 130° 06’W), the distance from New Zealand from where it is administered being greater than that between Sweden and India. Its landmass is less than five square kilometres and its present population around 50, with a possibility that it will be abandoned.

Norfolk Island is located 1,575 kilometres east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean (24° 05’S x 167° 59E). It occupies an area of 34.6 square kilometres and has a permanent population of about 2,600. It is visited by about 30,000 tourists per annum, with projected numbers exceeding 50,000 in the near future.