Norfolk Island
Bounty Day is the national holiday of Norfolk Island, celebrated annually on 8 June, in memory of the arrival of the Pitcairn Islanders on Norfolk Island in 1856. Prior to 8 June 1856, Norfolk Island had been a penal colony, but was granted by Queen Victoria to the Pitcairners as a home in 1856.
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Famous quotes containing the word island:
“Our island home
Is far beyond the wave;we will no longer roam.”
—Alfred Tennyson (18091892)