Norfolk Island |  |
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Norfolk Island | |
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| capital: | Kingston |
| geographic coordinates: | 29 03 S, 167 58 E |
| time difference: | UTC + 11,5 |
| daylight saving time: | NO |
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Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. |