Pitcairn Radio Station

Pitcairn Radio Station was a radio station located at Taro Ground near the southern coast of Pitcairn Island in the south Pacific. It was located on the highest point of the island at 272 metres above sea level.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: HMS Bounty and Pawala Valley Ridge.

HMS Bounty

Disaster remains

Photo: JoJan, CC BY 3.0.

HMS Bounty, 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. HMS Bounty is situated 1¼ km northeast of Pitcairn Radio Station.

Pawala Valley Ridge

Peak

Pawala Valley Ridge, is the highest point of the Pitcairn Islands, a British overseas territory in the southern Pacific Ocean, with an elevation of 347 metres.

Pulau School

School

Photo: Henning Axt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pulau School is the only school on the Pitcairn Islands. It is located in the capital of Adamstown and follows a modified version of the New Zealand educational curriculum, but with some changes made to promote local culture and traditions. Pulau School is situated 1 km north of Pitcairn Radio Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adamstown.

Adamstown

Hamlet

Photo: Makemake, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Pitcairn Radio Station

Type: Tower
Description: radio station located in New Zealand
Category: radio communication station
Location: Pitcairn Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-25.07373° or 25° 4′ 25″ south

Longitude

-130.10573° or 130° 6′ 21″ west

Open location code

546FWVGV+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2292296956

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q7198662

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In Other Languages

“Pitcairn Radio Station” goes by many names.

Chinese: “皮特凯恩广播电台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Public hall and Pitcairne Courthouse.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pitcairn Meteorological Station and ZT’s Surf Shack.

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