Palmerston Island
E359491
Palmerston Island is a remote coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its small, closely related population and unique isolation within the Cook Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palmerston Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coral atoll
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Cook Islands ⓘ |
| archipelago | Cook Islands archipelago ⓘ |
| capital | Palmerston Settlement ⓘ |
| climate | tropical maritime climate ⓘ |
| communication |
limited internet access
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| country | Cook Islands ⓘ |
| currency | New Zealand dollar ⓘ |
| dateOfEuropeanDiscovery | 1774 ⓘ |
| dateOfSettlement | 1860s ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | high degree of kinship among residents ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | James Cook ⓘ |
| distanceToRarotonga | about 500 km northwest of Rarotonga ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ limited tourism ⓘ |
| education | local primary school ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups | descendants of William Marsters ⓘ |
| geologicalType | atoll ⓘ |
| governedAs | outer island of the Cook Islands ⓘ |
| governingBody | Island Council of Palmerston ⓘ |
| hasAirstrip | no ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central lagoon
ⓘ
ring of low coral islets ⓘ |
| hasTransport | irregular supply ship service ⓘ |
| healthcare | small clinic ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cook Islands archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Outer Islands of the Cook Islands
|
| language |
Cook Islands Māori language
ⓘ
surface form:
Cook Islands Māori
English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | based on New Zealand law and local customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| marineZone | exclusive economic zone of the Cook Islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lord Palmerston
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
|
| namedBy | James Cook ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extreme geographic isolation
ⓘ
family-based land tenure system ⓘ population largely descended from a single ancestor ⓘ |
| partOf | Cook Islands ⓘ |
| population | approximately 60 ⓘ |
| populationNote | population is small and closely related ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| settledBy | William Marsters ⓘ |
| sovereignState | New Zealand ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC-10:00 ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Cook Islands dollar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.