Place details
Place namePitcairn Island
Other namesPitcairn's Island, Pitcairn, Occas Island
CountryPitcairn Islands
Latitude-25.067
Longitude-130.083
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Volcanic island in South Pacific Ocean, administered by Britain as Pitcairn colony; famous for having been settled by Fletcher Christian and other mutineers from the British ship Bounty in 1790.