Norfolk Island
external territory of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, consisting of the island of the same name plus neighbouring islands
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Norfolk Island is an Australian territory located in the South Pacific Ocean, made up of Norfolk Island and several smaller neighboring islands. It matters as a remote territory that extends Australia's presence in the Pacific region.
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Norfolk Island (/ˈnɔːr.fək/, NOR-fək or locally /ˈnɔːr.foʊk/, NOR-fohk; Norf'k Ailen) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island. Together with the neighbouring Phillip Island and Nepean Island, the three islands collectively form the Territory of Norfolk Island. At the 2021 census, it had 2,188 inhabitants living on a total area of about 35 km (14 sq mi). Its capital is Kingston.
East Polynesians were the first to settle Norfolk Island, but they had already departed when Great Britain settled it as part of its 1788 colonisation of Australia. The island served as a convict penal settlement from 6 March 1788 until 5 May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 15 February 1814 and 6 June 1825, when it lay abandoned. On 8 June 1856, permanent civilian residence on the island began when descendants of the Bounty mutineers were relocated from Pitcairn Island. The island was formally transferred from the United Kingdom to Australia in 1914.
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