Pitcairn Islands is located in the Australia and Oceania region, in the Oceania region, at approximately 25° 4′ 0” S, 130° 6′ 1” W.
Geography
The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four small volcanic islands in the South Pacific Ocean, roughly midway between New Zealand and South America. Only Pitcairn itself is inhabited — by a few dozen people, mostly descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
It is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world and one of the hardest places to reach, accessible only by a long boat journey from French Polynesia.
Are the Pitcairn Islands a country?
The Pitcairn Islands are a British Overseas Territory — the last British territory in the Pacific. The tiny community governs local affairs through an island council, while the United Kingdom handles defence and external relations.
| Status | British Overseas Territory |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Main settlement / station | Adamstown |
| Population | ≈ 35 (descendants of the Bounty mutineers) |
| Area | 47 km² |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Language(s) | English, Pitkern |
| ISO 3166 code | PN / PCN |
| Calling code | +64 |
| Internet TLD | .pn |
Climate
Pitcairn has a warm, humid subtropical climate averaging about 24°C (75°F), kept mild year-round by the surrounding ocean.
Pitcairn Islands in its region
Pitcairn sits in the remote southeastern Pacific, with French Polynesia its nearest neighbour to the northwest and thousands of kilometres of open ocean all around.
