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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.
The park’s area includes the Mount Pitt section on the namesake Norfolk Island with an area of 4.60 km 2 (1.78 sq mi) / 460 ha (1,100 acres), as well as the neighbouring Phillip Island encompassing 1.90 km 2 (0.73 sq mi) / 190 ha (470 acres), [1] and the much smaller Nepean Island. The Norfolk Island group is a Commonwealth of Australia ...
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Government House, Norfolk Island, 2015 Government House is the official residence of the Administrator of Norfolk Island , located on the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island . It was built in 1829 and, as part of the Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area , is listed on the Australian National Heritage List and as a UNESCO World ...
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.
The Norfolk Island Museum which is spread across five locations, including: No. 10 Quality Row - a Georgian period house; Pier Store - museum of the Bounty Mutineers and Pitcairn Island; Sirius Museum - maritime museum dedicated to HMS Sirius; Commissariat Store - archaeological displays; Norfolk Island Research Centre - archive; Bounty Folk Museum
Territory of Norfolk Island: Adopted: 20 October 1980: Crest: Out of a Naval Crown Azure a demi-lion Or gorged with a laurel wreath proper and holding a covered cup Or: Torse: Argent and Azure: Shield: Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief two Mullets of the last and in base issuant from a Rocky Mount charged with a Book expanded proper edged ...