Oeno Island
Geography
Oeno is an atoll which is 5 km long (including lagoon). The atoll consists of two bigger islets: Oeno (50 ha), Sandy Island, and three smaller islets (south and west to the main island). Many species of birds occur here.
Other names: Holiday Island
Location: 23°55′36″S 130°44′14″W, about 140 km from Pitcairn Island
Area: 70 ha (land), 20 km2 (including lagoon)
Highest point: about 5 m
Population: uninhabited (the island is visited once a year by the people from Pitcairn Island, and it is used as a holiday site)
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| Map of Oeno Island |
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| Oeno Island |
History
June 1819 - Captain James Henderson of the British East India Company ship Hercules sighted Oeno Island.
26 January 1824 - Captain George Worth aboard the American whaler Oeno named the atoll after his ship.
At least four ships are wrecked on Oeno: Wild Wave (1858), Khandeish (1875), Oregon (1883), Bowdon (1893).
10 July 1902 – Oeno was annexed by the United Kingdom (Incorporated into the Pitcairn Islands in 1938).
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| By Andrew Christian |
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| By Andrew Christian |
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| By Andrew Christian |
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| By Andrew Christian |
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