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Flag of Norfolk Island at the Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, 2022. The flag of Norfolk Island is a triband consisting of green, white, and green bands charged with a green Norfolk Island pine in the centre. Adopted in 1979 when the islands gained limited self-government, it has been the flag of the Territory of Norfolk Island since 6 June of ...
Norfolk Island (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək, locally / ˈ n ɔːr f oʊ k / NOR-fohk; [9] Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen [10]) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, approximately 1,412 km (877 mi; 762 nmi) east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi) from Lord Howe Island.
Flag of Norfolk Island: A green field with a white square containing a green Norfolk Island pine. [1] [2] Historical Flags. Flag Date Use Description 1788-1801:
The town of Burnt Pine, the main commercial and population centre of the island, is about 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest, and the hamlet of Middlegate is about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north. The uninhabited Nepean Island and Phillip Island are prominent in the sea view from Kingston.
Flag of Norfolk Island. China. Flag of Hong Kong. Flag of Macau. Denmark. Flag of the Faroe Islands. Flag of Greenland. Finland. Flag of Åland. France. Overseas ...
The location of Norfolk Island An enlargeable map of the Australian Territory of Norfolk Island The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Norfolk Island: The Australian Territory of Norfolk Island comprises Norfolk Island and two uninhabited neighboring islands located in the South Pacific Ocean amidst Australia ...
Flag of Norfolk Island * used by: Norfolk Island current since: 1980-01-17 created by: format: 1:2 shape: rectangular colours: green, white: other characteristics: flag has 3 vertical stripes. flag includes depiction of the animal/plant Araucaria heterophylla
The episode featured Norfolk Island's policy of culling growing cattle populations by killing older cattle and feeding the carcasses to tiger sharks well off the coast. This is done to help prevent tiger sharks from coming further toward shore in search of food. Norfolk Island holds one of the largest populations of tiger sharks in the world.