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  • Norfolk Island was a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, located between Australia and New Zealand. It is within Australia's Jurisdiction In the early 21st century, the Command Center for the United Earth AeroNav Forces was located on Norfolk Island. (TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky)
  • The flag of Norfolk Island was adopted in 1980, it has green on the left and right side, with a pine tree in the middle, it is similar to the flag of Lebanon. This article is a stub. You can help My English Wiki by [ expanding it].
  • Originally settled by East Polynesians, Norfolk Island was colonised by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia in 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement until May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 1814 and 1825, when it was abandoned. In 1856 permanent civilian residence on the island began when it was settled from Pitcairn. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day.
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  • Norfolk Island was a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, located between Australia and New Zealand. It is within Australia's Jurisdiction In the early 21st century, the Command Center for the United Earth AeroNav Forces was located on Norfolk Island. (TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky)
  • The flag of Norfolk Island was adopted in 1980, it has green on the left and right side, with a pine tree in the middle, it is similar to the flag of Lebanon. This article is a stub. You can help My English Wiki by [ expanding it].
  • Originally settled by East Polynesians, Norfolk Island was colonised by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia in 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement until May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 1814 and 1825, when it was abandoned. In 1856 permanent civilian residence on the island began when it was settled from Pitcairn. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day. The evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and thus pictured on its flag. Native to the island, the pine is a key export industry for Norfolk Island, being a popular ornamental tree on mainland Australia, where two related species grow, and also in Europe.
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