Norfolk Island

E34968

external territory of Australia island self-governing territory

Norfolk Island is a small external territory of Australia located in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its subtropical climate, pine forests, and blend of Polynesian and European heritage.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	external territory of Australia → island → self-governing territory →
administeredBy	Australian government →
area	about 35 square kilometres →
callingCode	+672 →
capital	Kingston →
climate	subtropical →
country	Australia →
currency	Australian dollar →
currencyCode	AUD →
demonym	Norfolk Islander →
discoveredBy	James Cook →
discoveryDate	1774 →
distanceTo	about 1400 km east of mainland Australia → about 900 km from Lord Howe Island →
drivingSide	left →
ethnicGroups	descendants of Bounty mutineers and Tahitians →
formerUse	British penal colony →
governmentType	territory administered by Australia →
hasAirport	Norfolk Island Airport →
heritageSite	Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area →
highestElevation	319 metres →
highestPoint	Mount Bates →
internetTLD	.nf →
ISO3166Code	NF →
knownFor	Norfolk Island pine forests → blend of Polynesian and European heritage →
largestSettlement	Burnt Pine →
legislature	Norfolk Island Regional Council →
locatedIn	Australasia → Oceania → South Pacific Ocean →
mainEconomicActivity	agriculture → tourism →
majorReligion	Christianity →
namedAfter	Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk →
nationalPark	Norfolk Island National Park →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Commonwealth of Australia →
penalColonyPeriod	1788–1814 → 1825–1855 →
populationEstimate	around 1700 people →
postalCode	2899 →
recognizedLanguage	Norfuk →
settledBy	Pitcairn Islanders →
sovereignState	Australia →
timeZone	UTC+11:00 →
UNStatus	non-self-governing territory listed by the United Nations →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South Pacific → Tasman Sea →	contains
southwest Pacific Ocean →	adjacentTo
Oceania →	containsTerritory
Ullswater →	hasIslands
Polynesians →	hasMajorPopulationIn
Pacific Community →	hasMember
Pacific Islands →	hasPart
Melanesia →	includesDependentTerritory
Araucaria →	nativeTo
Thanksgiving Day →	observedIn
Australian dollar →	officialCurrencyOf
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Australian pound →	usedIn