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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Pitcairn Island

Home of the Bounty mutineers' descendants; ~40 residents on the last British territory in the South Pacific.

25.067° S130.100° W
site access marine
None — Totegegie, Mangareva (GMR) then ship
Bounty Bay
Adamstown and the Bounty anchor
St Paul's Pool
Formation
volcanic (steep cliffs, Bounty Bay landing, no surrounding reef harbour)
Population
40
Water
Pacific Ocean
Access
expedition only

Every required movement

The passage
to Pitcairn Island.

No airport: passenger/cargo ship MV Silver Supporter from Mangareva (Gambier; fly Tahiti–GMR), ~32 h; berths limited, book via the Pitcairn government.

  1. 01
    None — Totegegie, Mangareva (GMR) then ship

    Nearest recorded air access

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  2. 02
    Water crossing

    MV Silver Supporter (Pitcairn Government) from Mangareva; expedition cruise ships by permit.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  3. 03
    Entry check

    Landing fee and prior clearance via the Pitcairn Island Office; limited stays.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify

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Only inhabited island of its group, settled 1790 by nine Bounty mutineers with Tahitian companions. First Pacific island to become a British colony (1838). Accessible only by sea via Bounty Bay.

Early Polynesian settlement then abandonment; Carteret 1767; Bounty mutineers settle 1790; rediscovered 1808; British colony 1838; Norfolk relocation 1856 with partial return 1859.

Field ledger

The useful
details.

Coordinates
25.07° S · 130.10° W
Sovereignty
United Kingdom · overseas territory
Nearest mainland
Gambier Islands (~540 km west); New Zealand (~5,300 km southwest)
Best recorded window
April–October (drier, calmer seas).
Permits / entry
Landing fee and prior clearance via the Pitcairn Island Office; limited stays.
Languages
English, Pitkern

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