Norfolk Island
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Norfolk Island is an administrative area with a population of 2.2k as of 2021[1]. It covers an area of 34.6. The territory operates in the UTC+11:30 time zone within the Pacific/Norfolk region[2].
World Factbook
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: James Cook[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Australia[4]
- Country: Australia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Continent: Australian continent[7], Insular Oceania[8]
- Instance of: territory of Australia[9]
- Capital: Kingston[10]
- Official language: English[11], Norfuk[12]
- Currency: Australian dollar[13]
- Top-level Internet domain: .nf[14]
- Anthem: God Save the King[15], Come Ye Blessed[16], Advance Australia Fair[17]
- Main regulatory text: Norfolk Island Act 1979[18]
- Flag: flag of Norfolk Island[19]
- Legislative body: Norfolk Legislative Assembly[20]
- Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Norfolk Island[21]
- Postal code: NSW 2899[22]
- Commons category: Norfolk Island[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+11:30[24], Pacific/Norfolk[25]
- Telephone country code: +6723[26]
- Unicode character: 🇳🇫[27]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1774[28]
- Located in/on physical feature: Norfolk Island[29], Phillip Island[30], Norfolk Island National Park[31], Nepean Island[32]
- Significant event: Bounty Day[33], Thanksgiving[34]
- Official website: http://www.info.gov.nf/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norfolk Island[36]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 2601[37], 2302[38], 1748[39], 2188[40], and 1739[41].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Norfolk Island include Norfolk Island Airport[42], an airport[43], in Australia[44] and New Norfolk[45], a town[46], in Australia[47].
Why It Matters
Norfolk Island has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include Norfolk Island Airport[42], an airport[43], in Australia[44] and New Norfolk[45], a town[46], in Australia[47].