Pitcairn Islands
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The Pitcairn Islands, officially Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pa
Pitcairn landing
The mutineers turning Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMS Bounty on 29 April 1789.
Adamstown, the only settlement on the Islands
In 2004, seven men living on Pitcairn Island faced 55 charges relating to sexual offences against children and young adults. The accused represented one-third of the island's male population and inclu
Pitcairn Islands
…to the island's extreme isolation and small population, incidents of widespread sexual abuse went undetected until 1999, culminating in a high-profile sexual assault trial in 2004. Various forms of evidence show the earliest settlers of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who occupied Pitcairn and Henderson for several…
View of Adamstown, the only settlement in Pitcairn