Travel Guide Pitcairn - Country Information

Coordinates: 25 04 S, 130 06 W
Population: 45 (July 2006 est.)
Religions: Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
Languages: English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)
Climate: tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Elevation: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m / highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m
Hazards: typhoons (especially November to March)
Background Pitcairn: Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today.