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Norfolk Island
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island (1993 est. pop. 2,600), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. Now a resort, Norfolk has luxuriant vegetation and is known for its “pine” trees, which are not true pines but evergreens of the araucaria family. Explored in 1774 by Capt. James Cook, the island was claimed by Great Britain in the hope that the trees would provide masts for the navy.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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