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Pit·cairn Island AHD[pĭtʹkârn'] D.J.[ˈpɪtˌkeən]K.K.[ˈpɪtˌkɛrn]NONE(无词性)- A volcanic island of the southern Pacific Ocean east-southeast of Tahiti. Discovered by a British navigator in 1767, it was settled in 1790 by mutineers from H.M.S.Bounty and has been administered by the British since 1839. Descendants of the original settlers still live on the island. 皮特克恩岛:南太平洋的一个火山岛,位于塔希提岛东南偏东。由英国航海家于1767年发现,1790年英国皇家海军舰艇本特号 的叛乱者在此定居,1839年以后归英国管辖。至今其最初定居者的后代仍住在岛上
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