Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Adamstown | |
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 View of Adamstown | |
 Location of Adamstown | |
| Coordinates: 25°4′S 130°6′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Territory | Pitcairn Islands |
| Island | Pitcairn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn Christian (2014) |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 49 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Climate | Af |
Adamstown is the only settlement on, and as such, the capital of, the Pitcairn Islands.
Overview
Adamstown has a population of 50, 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 is the second smallest capital in the world. It has access to television, satellite internet, and a telephone, however, the main means of communication remains the ham radio. According to Google Maps, the only named road in the capital is called "The Hill of Difficulty".
History
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
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 tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification system. The hamlet features a wet, warm climate averaging 1,700 mm (67 in) of rain a year. The wettest month is July and temperatures do not significantly vary throughout the year.
| Climate data for Adamstown | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.5 (72.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
140 (5.5) |
120 (4.7) |
155 (6.1) |
130 (5.1) |
155 (6.1) |
150 (5.9) |
125 (4.9) |
140 (5.5) |
135 (5.3) |
120 (4.7) |
165 (6.5) |
1,655 (65) |
| Average rainy days | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 150 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
Personalities
- 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 with boats on Bounty Bay -
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
- ^ Area of the island of Pitcairn
- ^ www.lareau.org/pitc.html Archived July 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Climate - Pitcairn Islands". Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
Pitcairn Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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