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GEOGRAPHY
Pitcairn Island is a small volcanic island situated in the South Pacific Ocean at latitude 25 04 south and longitude 130 06 west. It is roughly 2170km (1350 miles) east south-east of Tahiti; 5310km (3300 miles) east north-east of its administrative headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand and just over 6600km (4100 miles) from Panama.Pitcairn Island is a rugged island of formidable cliffs of reddish-brown and black volcanic rock. It is an irregular shape, with nowhere giving easy access to the sea. From the ridge above the landing at Bounty Bay, round the southeast corner to Christian Point at the western extremity, the cliffs are sheer and inhospitable, capped by nothing more than volcanic ash and scrub. Many of the land shapes on the western side are also very steep. The highest point, only a few hundred metres from the coast, rises 347 metres above sea level. In the north the land rises a little less precipitously, from 60 metres to 270 metres and the central slopes of Flatland run almost gently downwards to the northeast and the settlement of Adamstown.
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Travel Advice: Pitcairn Islands
Overseas Territories Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
Tel: 020-7008 1500
Fax: 020-7008 2086
Email: otdenquiries@fco.gov.uk
Pitcairn Islands Office
P.O. Box 105 696
Auckland
New Zealand
Tel: 0064 9 366 0186
Fax: 0064 9 366 0187
