{"id":6259,"date":"2023-09-15T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=6259"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T02:18:13","slug":"nf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/nf\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk Island – Former British Penal Settlement and Home to World Heritage Convict Ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norfolk Island was part of Australian territory, but had been granted limited self-government until July 2016. The island\u2019s unspoiled nature and beautiful scenery attracts more than 20,000 visitors each year. At first glance, it may be hard to believe it was ever a penal colony. Despite being featured in the classic film, “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Norfolk Island isn’t that well known in Japan. So, we set off to explore what this beautiful island has to offer. The ccTLD for Norfolk Island is “.nf<\/span><\/a>“.<\/p>\n

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\u2666Where is Norfolk Island?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The island lies east of Australia at latitude 29\u00b002 South and longitude 167\u00b057 East. It is situated between Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. In 1774, Captain James Cook sighted and landed on Norfolk Island, naming it after the Duke of Norfolk. The island has an area of 34.6 km2 and a population of 2,210 (as of 2014). The currency used is the Australian Dollar (AUD). Norfolk is also the name of a city in southeastern Virginia and a county of eastern England.
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