Pitcairn Islands
/pɪtˈkeən/- a British overseas territory comprising a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, east of French Polynesia. The colony's only settlement is Adamstown, on Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group; pop. 50 (est. 2009). Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767, and remained uninhabited until settled in 1790 by mutineers from HMS Bounty.皮特凯恩群岛 （英国在法属波利尼西亚以东南太平洋上的海外领地, 由一系列火山岛组成; 该殖民地唯一的居民区为该群岛主要岛屿皮特凯恩岛上的亚当斯敦; 2009年估计人口50人; 皮特凯恩岛发现于1767年, 一直无人居住, 1790年才有英国皇家海军“本特”号军舰上的叛乱者来此安身）。
词源
named after the midshipman who first sighted the islands.