Norfolk Island
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| Capital | Kingston |
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| Dialing code | +672 |
| Sovereign state | Australia |
| Population | 2,169 (Jul 2011) |
| Ethnic groups (2016) | Pitcairn |
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| ID | 1122897 |
About Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island, a tiny Australian island in the South Pacific Ocean, is defined by pine trees and jagged cliffs. Sandy beaches include Emily Bay, with reef-protected waters. Norfolk Island National Park offers views over palm forests from Mt. Pitt. In the capital Kingston, the Norfolk Island Museum traces the island's colourful past. The Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area has a ruined British penal colony.
New Zealand storm Gabrielle: Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over North Island
... The tiny Australian territory of Norfolk Island, which lies north of New Zealand, had a lucky escape after the storm s most destructive winds bypassed it...
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand braces for storm after record floods
... " Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has said that conditions on the remote territory of Norfolk Island have begun to deteriorate because of Cyclone Gabrielle...
Bungaree: Indigenous man who helped Flinders explore Australia
... between his own people and the newcomers In 1798, he joined the team the confidence that it was going to take a trip to Norfolk Island, almost 900 miles off the coast of Australia...
