Oeno Island

Oeno
	Satellite photo of Oeno Island
Geography
Location	Southern Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	23°55′36″S130°44′14″W/ 23.92667°S 130.73722°W
Total islands	2–3
Area	20 km2(7.7 sq mi)
Administration
	Pitcairn Islands
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Oeno Island(/oʊˈiːnoʊ/oh-EE-noh)^[1]orHoliday Island^[2]is an uninhabitedcoral atollin the South Pacific Ocean, part of thePitcairn Islands overseas territory.It is part of thePitcairn Island Group,together withPitcairn,HendersonandDucieislands.

Geography

Oeno Island is located 143 kilometres (89 mi) northwest ofPitcairn Island,at23°55′26″S130°44′03″W/ 23.92389°S 130.73417°W/-23.92389; -130.73417.Oeno Atoll measures about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter, including the central lagoon, with a total area exceeding 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi). There are two larger and three smaller islets on or within the rim of the atoll. Their aggregate land area is only 0.69 square kilometres (170 acres). Oeno serves as a private holiday site for the few residents of Pitcairn Island, who travel there and stay for two weeks in January because Oeno has beaches while Pitcairn doesn't.^[3]^[4]

The main island (Oeno Island), about 50 hectares (120 acres) in area, has forest and scrub with pandanus and palm trees. It is located in the southwest part of the atoll's lagoon. There is a water tap installed on the island.^[5]The maximum elevation is less than 5 metres (16 ft). Sandy Island (or Islands) is to the northeast, within the lagoon, and may be anephemeralisland. Three smaller islets are to the south and west of the main island.

Important Bird Area

The island has been identified byBirdLife Internationalas anImportant Bird Area(IBA) principally for its colony ofMurphy's petrels,which, at some 12,500 pairs, is estimated to be the second largest colony of these birds in the world.^[6]

Maps

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Location of Oeno Island in the Pacific Ocean

Map of Oeno Island
Map of Pitcairn Islands

History

January 1819:Captain James Henderson of theBritish East India CompanyshipHerculessights Oeno Island
1822–1823Captain Ralph Bond in sealing brigMarthaof London saw this island, presumably in the summer/autumn of 1822.^[7]
26 January 1824:Captain George Worth aboard the American whalerOenonames the atoll after his ship
5 March 1858:TheWild Wave,a 1500-tonclipper shipsailing from San Francisco, is wrecked on Oeno's reef^[8]^[9]
1875:TheKhandeishis wrecked on Oeno^[10]
23 August 1883:TheOregonis wrecked on Oeno^[11]
April 1893:TheBowdonis wrecked on Oeno
10 July 1902:Oeno annexed by theUnited Kingdom
1938:Incorporated into thePitcairn Islandscolony
1997:Polynesian ratsexterminated
2 July 2019:Oeno Island experienced atotal solar eclipse^[12]

References

^The name is not Polynesian but Greek. The island was named after the whaling shipŒno/ˈiːnoʊ/.However, the islanders pronounce as if each vowel letter were a syllable, as in Polynesian names.
^"Oeno Island Photo Tour".Pitcairn Islands Study Center.
^ South Pacific & Micronesia.Lonely Planet.2006. p.427.ISBN 978-1-74104-304-4.Unless you've got your own yacht, your only chance of getting to Oeno is in January, when Pitcairners fit out two of their longboats with essential supplies and swap everyday life on Pitcairn for a fortnight's summer holiday on Oeno.
^"Oeno Island".Pitcairn Island Study Center.Pacific Union College.Retrieved21 September2019.According to the Guide to Pitcairn... Oeno is also a retreat for the Pitcairners, who usually make a trip during the summer to enjoy the beaches that Pitcairn does not have.
^Fresh water is pumped out of a well dug in the sand Archived24 November 2016 at theWayback Machine– library.puc.edu
^BirdLife International."Oeno Island".Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs).Retrieved3 November2012.
^Dehner, Steve (2019).THE ARMCHAIR NAVIGATOR I: Supplements to Post-Spanish Discoveries in The Pacific.Bad Tattoo Inc. pp. 2–7.
^"Wreck Of The Wild Wave 1858 - Shipwrecked on Pitcairn Island's Oeno".wheresmamba.Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2019.Retrieved21 September2019.Source - Shipmasters of Cape Cod, by Henry C. Kittredge
^"Shipwrecks".Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau.Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 22 June 1994.Retrieved21 September2019.The first locally recorded shipwreck was that of the Wildwave when she was outward bound from San Francisco and struck the reef of Oeno Island in March 1858.
^Silverman, David (1967).Pitcairn Island.Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Company. p.125.Retrieved11 August2012.
^"Shipwrecks".Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau.Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 22 June 1994.Retrieved21 September2019.23 August 1883... the Pitcairners found a boat belonging to the barque Oregon bound from Oregon to Chile which had struck the reefs of Oeno.
^"Total solar eclipse hits South America".BBC News.2 July 2019.Retrieved3 July2019.

External links

Oeno Photo Tour– Pitcairners spending holidays on the island
Island Evolution: Oeno IslandfromNASA Earth Observatory
Map of Oeno Island

[1] The name is not Polynesian but Greek. The island was named after the whaling shipŒno/ˈiːnoʊ/.However, the islanders pronounce as if each vowel letter were a syllable, as in Polynesian names.

[2] "Oeno Island Photo Tour".Pitcairn Islands Study Center.

[3] South Pacific & Micronesia.Lonely Planet.2006. p.427.ISBN 978-1-74104-304-4.Unless you've got your own yacht, your only chance of getting to Oeno is in January, when Pitcairners fit out two of their longboats with essential supplies and swap everyday life on Pitcairn for a fortnight's summer holiday on Oeno.

[4] "Oeno Island".Pitcairn Island Study Center.Pacific Union College.Retrieved21 September2019.According to the Guide to Pitcairn... Oeno is also a retreat for the Pitcairners, who usually make a trip during the summer to enjoy the beaches that Pitcairn does not have.

[5] Fresh water is pumped out of a well dug in the sand Archived24 November 2016 at theWayback Machine– library.puc.edu

[BirdLife_Oeno_Island-6] BirdLife International."Oeno Island".Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs).Retrieved3 November2012.

[7] Dehner, Steve (2019).THE ARMCHAIR NAVIGATOR I: Supplements to Post-Spanish Discoveries in The Pacific.Bad Tattoo Inc. pp. 2–7.

[8] "Wreck Of The Wild Wave 1858 - Shipwrecked on Pitcairn Island's Oeno".wheresmamba.Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2019.Retrieved21 September2019.Source - Shipmasters of Cape Cod, by Henry C. Kittredge

[9] "Shipwrecks".Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau.Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 22 June 1994.Retrieved21 September2019.The first locally recorded shipwreck was that of the Wildwave when she was outward bound from San Francisco and struck the reef of Oeno Island in March 1858.

[10] Silverman, David (1967).Pitcairn Island.Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Company. p.125.Retrieved11 August2012.

[11] "Shipwrecks".Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau.Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 22 June 1994.Retrieved21 September2019.23 August 1883... the Pitcairners found a boat belonging to the barque Oregon bound from Oregon to Chile which had struck the reefs of Oeno.

[:0-12] "Total solar eclipse hits South America".BBC News.2 July 2019.Retrieved3 July2019.

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