Pulau School
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.Photo: Henning Axt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Bounty and Pawala Valley Ridge.
HMS Bounty
Disaster remains
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 1 km southeast of Pulau School.
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.
Pitcairn Radio Station
Tower
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. Pitcairn Radio Station is situated 1 km south of Pulau School.
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.
Pulau School
- Type: School
- Description: primary school in Adamstown
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Pitcairn Islands, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-25.06512° or 25° 3′ 54″ southLongitude
-130.10441° or 130° 6′ 16″ westOpen location code
546FWVMW+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 421477126OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
building=noWikidata ID
Q26877714
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Satellite Map
Discover Pulau School from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Pulau School” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة بولاو”
- German: “Pulau School”
- Russian: “Школа Пулау”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Public hall and Secretary’s Office.
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