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Fun fact 5 about Pitcairn Island

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Abutilon pitcairnense was native to the island but is now extinct in the wild.

Pitcairn Island
United Kingdom
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Pitcairn Island

United Kingdom

Area
47 km²
Location
United Kingdom
67th largest island in the world

Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which many of the 40 inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS Bounty.

From the “Flora” section

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