Area
Total: 47 km²
Land: 47 km²
Water: 0 km²
Pitcairn Island is about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) long and 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) wide.
Read more about this topic: Geography Of The Pitcairn Islands
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