Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories. It has 2,300 people living on 35 km2. Its capital is Kingston.
Originally settled by East Polynesians, Norfolk Island was colonised by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia in 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement until May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 1814 and 1825, when it was abandoned. In 1856 permanent civilian residence on the island began when it was settled from Pitcairn. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day.
The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag
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Ilha Norfolk ( Ilha Norfolque ),é uma ilha no Oceano Pacífico localizada entre a Austrália, Nova Zelândia e a Nova Caledónia, e é um dos territórios externos da Austrália. Sua capital é Kingston.
Idiomas: inglês e norfuk.
O pinheiro-de-norfolk, representada na bandeira, é uma árvore de folha perene bastante remarcante com origem nesta ilha e muito popular na Austrália.
A Ilha Norfolk situa-se na Melanésia meridional, a noroeste da Nova Zelândia e tem 34,6 km² de superfície. É uma ilha de origem vulcânica, com um clima subtropical
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