Norfolk Island Introduction 2012, CIA World Factbook

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Norfolk Island Introduction 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

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Background:
Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

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Norfolk Island Introduction 2012 SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES