Geography of Pitcairn Islands
| Location: | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates: | 25 04 S, 130 06 W |
| Map references: | Oceania |
| Area: | total: 47 sq km land: 47 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 51 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) |
| Terrain: | rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m |
| Natural resources: | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
| Land use: | arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
| Irrigated land: | NA |
| Natural hazards: | typhoons (especially November to March) |
| Environment - current issues: | deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) |
| Geography - note: | Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore |