Norfolk Island General Information
General: According to Find Countries and Cities, two attempts to turn the island into a British penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-1855) were eventually abandoned. In 1856, the island was repopulated by settlers from Pitcairn Island, descendants of the rebels from the Bounty and their Tahitian companions. Geography Location: Oceania, an island in the South Pacific, east of Australia. Geographic coordinates: 29° 02′ S. latitude, 167° 57′ E Reference map: Oceania. Area: total: 34.6 km2; land surface area: 34.6 km2; water…