Down Rope

Down Rope is a coastal area on the southeast coast of in the south Pacific, to the east of the Aute Valley and north of Break Jim Hip, it lies on the eastern side of an inlet and contains large petroglyphs on the rock face, testament to the Polynesian settlers of centuries ago.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: coastal area on Pitcairn Island
  • Also known as: Down Rope Bay

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS Bounty and Pawala Valley Ridge.

Disaster remains
Photo: JoJan, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as HMAV Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to the British West Indies.

Peak
, is the highest point of the , a British overseas territory in the southern Pacific Ocean, with an elevation of 347 metres.

Islet
is a rock off the southeast coast of in the south Pacific. It is located off the coast between St Paul's Point and Down Rope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adamstown.

Hamlet
is the capital and only settlement of the , the only British Overseas Territory that is located in the southern Pacific Ocean.

Down Rope

Latitude
-25.0757° or 25° 4′ 33″ south
Longitude
-130.0941° or 130° 5′ 39″ west
Open location code
546FWWF4+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1190344276
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q5302850
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Satellite Map

Discover Down Rope from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Hausa to Uzbek—“Down Rope” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: Down Rope (yanki)
  • Hausa: Down Rope
  • Macedonian: Даун Роуп
  • Uzbek: Down Rope

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Buffets Reddirt and Outer Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Polynesian Petroglyphs and St. Paul’s Point.

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