Polity Pitcairn Islands

This article is about the specific polity Pitcairn Islands and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a British colony in the southern Pacific. Today it is part of the British overseas territory of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.

Establishment

  • November 1838: Traditionally, Pitcairn Islanders consider that their islands "officially" became a British colony on 30 November 1838.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

  • January 1899: The Pitcairn Islands fall under the administration of the British Western Pacific Territories.