Ducie Island is an uninhabited island and atoll of the south Pacific Ocean, annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony in 1902.

Ducie Atoll is located 335 statute miles (540 km) east of Pitcairn at , and has an area of two and a half square miles (6 km²); it's one and a half miles (2.4 km) long, northeast to southwest, and about one mile (1.6 km) wide. Ducie Island's area is 0.7 km² with a maximum elevation of about twelve feet (4 m). Seventy percent of the island is forested with Tournefortia Argentea (common tree throughout the pacific, except Hawaii) which grow to about 20 feet (6 m). Two other plant species were reported in 1971 but were not found in 1987. The lagoon is deep and noted for its poisonous fish and extremely dangerous sharks.

Ducie Island was discovered by Captain Edward Edwards in the Pandora while searching for the mutineers from the Bounty. It is named after Baron Francis Ducie, a captain in the Royal Navy.

External links

• A visit to Ducie Island (April 1998) with some photos
• Map of the island

Islands of Pitcairn | Uninhabited islands

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