Personal FinanceChapter 14: Health, Disability, and Life InsuranceInternational FinanceLocated in the Pacific island region called Polynesia, halfway between Peru and New Zealand, Pitcairn Island is one of the 25,000 islands that dot the South Pacific Ocean. Pitcairn is the major, and only inhabited, island of an isolated four-island group called Pitcairn. It covers only about two square miles in area (not even half the size of Washington D.C.). Formed by volcanic eruption, the island is half encircled by steep, rocky cliffs. Despite a rugged interior, about half of the island is covered with fertile soil. Over two centuries of settlement have claimed all but a small number of the island’s trees. Pitcairn Island is Great Britain’s last territory in the Pacific island region. To learn more about Pitcairn Island, visit www.Britannica.com. |  |
