Pitcairn Islands
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtkɛːn/
Definition of Pitcairn Islands
- a British overseas territory comprising a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, east of French Polynesia. The colony’s only settlement is Adamstown, on Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group; population 50 (est. 2009). Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767, and remained uninhabited until settled in 1790 by mutineers from HMS Bounty.
Origin:
named after the midshipman who first sighted the islands
