Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Territory | Pitcairn Islands |
| Island | Pitcairn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn Christian (2014) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 56 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Adamstown is the only settlement on, and as such, the capital of, the Pitcairn Islands.
Contents
Overview
Adamstown has a population of 56, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands: all the other islands in the group are uninhabited. Adamstown is where most residents eat, drink and sleep, while they grow food in other areas of the island.[2]
The hamlet currently is the second smallest capital in the world. It has access to television, satellite internet, and a telephone. The main means of communication is still the ham radio. According to Google Maps, the only named road in the capital is called "The Hill of Difficulty".
History
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The history of the Pitcairn Islands begins with the colonization of the islands by Polynesians in the 11th century. The Polynesians established a culture that flourished for four centuries and then vanished. Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a group of British mutineers on HMS Bounty and Tahitians.
Geography
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The settlement is located on the central-north side of the island of Pitcairn, facing the Pacific Ocean and close to the Bounty Bay, the only seaport of the island.
Climate
Adamstown has a wet warm climate averaging 1,700 mm (67 in) of rain a year. The wettest month is July. Temperatures do not change much during the year.
| Climate data for Adamstown (Elevation: 265m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70) |
22.2 (72) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.9 (66) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.2 (63) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 121 (4.76) |
140 (5.51) |
119 (4.69) |
133 (5.24) |
131 (5.16) |
154 (6.06) |
150 (5.91) |
125 (4.92) |
138 (5.43) |
137 (5.39) |
122 (4.8) |
163 (6.42) |
1,633 (64.29) |
| Average rainy days | 12.1 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 149.6 |
| Source: Weatherbase[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Adamstown, Pitcairn Island | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
25.2 (77.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (69) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
19.9 (67.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 91.4 (3.60) |
114.3 (4.50) |
83.8 (3.30) |
208.3 (8.20) |
177.8 (7.00) |
129.5 (5.10) |
271.8 (10.70) |
185.4 (7.30) |
68.6 (2.70) |
106.7 (4.20) |
68.6 (2.70) |
193 (7.60) |
1,699.2 (66.9) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 97 |
| Source: climatemps.com [4] | |||||||||||||
Personalities
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- Fletcher Christian (1764–1793)
- John Adams (1768–1829)
- Ned Young (1762–1800)
- Thursday October Christian (1790–1831)
- Meralda Warren (b. 1959)
- Joshua Hill (1773–1844?)
- Steve Christian (b. 1951)
Photogallery
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Church of Adamstown
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People landing on Bounty Bay
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Bible of the Bounty in the church of Adamstown
See also
- Bounty Bible
- HMS Bounty
- Island Council of Pitcairn
- Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004
- List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands
Notes and references
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<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
Pitcairn Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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- ↑ Area of the island of Pitcairn
- ↑ www.lareau.org/pitc.html Archived July 25, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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