Ducie Island
Geography
It is an atoll that is composed of four small islets: Acadia (the biggest, 57ha), Pandora, Westward and Edwards. The lagoon’s maximum depth is 16 meters. It is breeding ground of a number of bird species. Ducie atoll is part of Pitcairn islands.
Other names: Fenua-manu.
Location: 24°40′09″S 124°47′11″W. 535km from Pitcairn island, 354 km from Henderson island, 1,335 km from Rapa Nui.
Area: 0.70 km2 (land area), 4 km2 (include lagoon).
Highest point: 4.6 m.
Population: uninhabited
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| Map of Ducie atoll |
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| Ducie atoll |
History
26 January 1606 – Ducie island was discovered by a Spanish expedition commanded by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. He named the atoll Luna Puesta.
16 March 1791 – the island is rediscovered by Captain Edward Edwards, of HMS Pandora. He named it Ducie Island.
1820 – First recorded landing on the island by Captain Thomas Raine of Surrey.
November 1825 – The atoll was visited by HMS Blossom. Frederick William Beechey described the island. The first map of the atoll was made based on his description in 1826.
1867 - Ducie was claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act.
5 June 1881 – The mail ship Acadia ran aground on the island.
19 December 1902 - Ducie was annexed to the United Kingdom.
4 August 1937 - Captain J. W. Rivers-Carnac placed the Union Flag and boards proclaiming the island to be the property of King George VI.
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| Ducie atoll |
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| Ducie Atoll |
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| Acadia island |
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| Ducie atoll - lagoon |
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| Ducie atoll |
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| Ducie atoll |
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| Ducie atoll - Murphy's petrel |
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