There is a magical island in the south-central Pacific Ocean, located at 25 degrees 4 minutes south latitude and 130 degrees 6 minutes west longitude, and the name of this island is Pitcairn Island. A legendary story took place on this island, and was written into a novel by later generations, and even put on the screen many times.
Pitcairn Island is the main island of the Pitcairn Islands, which consists of a total of 4 archipelagos, namely Pitcairn, Henderson, Dicy and Oeno, Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited place in the archipelago, with a total area of about 4.6 square kilometers.
It is a volcanic island, the island is half a crater, so the island is steep, there is no soft sand around it, but steep cliffs, and the highest altitude of the island is 335 meters.
Pitcairn Island belongs to the subtropical climate, the temperature is 13 degrees to 33 degrees, the island has abundant precipitation, the annual precipitation can reach 2000 mm, as a volcanic island the soil is also relatively fertile, but there is no river on the island.
The Pitcairn Islands have a special significance for the Uk, as it is Britain's last overseas territory in the Pacific. The island is famous because of the experiences of its inhabitants and their barbaric customs.
The ancestors of the islanders were the rebellious crew of the British Bounty. In the 18th century, Britain relied on warships to conquer the world, but the lives of the soldiers on ships were very difficult. The captain eats steak and drinks red wine, while the soldiers eat raw worm bread.
The British Royal Navy warship Bundi crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Islands in search of baobab trees, and Captain William scolded the soldiers, and the resentment between the two was very deep, and finally the resentment broke out in the early morning of April 28, 1789.
The first mate of the ship led the sailors in a rebellion, throwing the captain and followers into another dinghy, while the rebels sailed away. Eventually the rebels parted ways in Tahiti, with some settling in Tahiti and eventually being captured and sentenced by the Royal Navy, while others headed for the desolate Island of Pitcairn.
In 1970, nine soldiers and 18 Tahitian natives arrived on Pitcairn Island, where they built houses and cultivated land to prepare for life on an isolated desert island.
Due to the flooding of wild boars on the island, stealing grain and destroying vegetable gardens, the baobab trees that have just been planted have not yet blossomed and borne fruit, they are caught in a food crisis, and the law of the jungle begins to play out among them, and whoever is strong can get food and women.
Of the 18 Natives who followed, 12 were women and 6 men, so 9 British soldiers and 6 Indigenous men went to war. However, 12 Aboriginal women fell to the Camp of British soldiers, and the soldiers should have guns, and eventually 6 strong Aboriginal men were defeated, and 4 British soldiers and 10 Aboriginal women survived.
Later, 4 British soldiers began a civil war, in which 2 more British soldiers were killed. Only 2 British soldiers and 10 indigenous women remained on the island, and 2 men vowed not to fight each other again. A year later, one of the men went west due to illness, leaving only John Adams, an adult male, on the island.
In 1808, an American fishing boat approached Pitcairn Island, and several Natives who spoke English joined them in a canoe. The American crew after the island found Adams, as well as many teenage mixed-race children who were descendants of the dead British soldiers and Aboriginal women.
The Americans later revealed this to the British, and in 1814 the Royal Navy landed on Pitcairn Island, eventually arresting Adams. Adams not only did not resist, but was willing to be hanged. Because the incident had already passed the litigation period, and Adams's confession was better, the court finally pardoned Adams for his crime, and Adams died 15 years later.
In March 1831, the British transferred the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island to Tahiti. Due to the climate and the unsatisfactory soil and water, the epidemic disease broke out, and in December of the same year, the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island moved back to their original islands.
In 1856, the British moved all 194 households to Norfolk Island. Due to the natural conditions of Norfolk Island, most people choose to settle here. A few years later, due to longing for reasons such as nostalgia for their homeland, several families moved back to Pitcairn Island.
The Pitcairn Island colony was born in bloodshed, but later the island was peaceful, with the only police officers and judges becoming the decorations, and there were no cases to deal with.
They basically live in isolation, going out by steamship, and if the weather is bad, there are no boats for months. There are no hospitals, no malls, no fun, how do you say the islanders can solve their problems?
In the 1990s, there were about 50 people living here, which can be divided into 4 large families. Years of tranquility on the island were suddenly shattered by a whistleblower.
The island priest reported the mayor's 20-year-old son for assaulting his 11-year-old daughter. After receiving the police, the Kate County Police Department sent 2 police officers to the island to investigate. After the police went to the island, they found that there was eyeliner staring at them all the time, and it was impossible to find someone to investigate alone.
Later, they contacted some of the expulsed residents of the island, thus uncovering a shocking secret. Because Pitcairn Island is deep in the ocean and far from civilization, coupled with the relatively chaotic relationship between men and women in the ancestral tradition, the island retains a custom of raping young girls.
Those who were expelled from the island wanted to expose this secret to the outside world. Since the island's inhabitants had many weapons, the police who learned the truth rushed to find a way out of the island.
Later, the British sent more police to the island to deal with the matter, and 24 women testified and filed 100 complaints against 31 men, more than 30 of which were related to rape. In this case, more than half of the men on the island will be arrested.
Experts believe that without amnesty for these men, the island may become a desert island in the future. Many women, aware of the serious consequences of their complaints, have demanded that the complaints be dropped, saying that both parties are responsible for such incidents and that the girls on the island mature earlier.
In the end, the court did not grant amnesty to the men, but the heaviest sentence was only six years in prison. The rest of England hated the island's inhabitants so much that they were too free-spirited and that no couple was loyal to each other.
Later, the British vigorously promoted monogamy on the island, and after many years of no new children were born on the island, the island's population stagnated somewhat. The island's inhabitants, who are resentful of the government's monogamous indoctrination, strike en masse on the island and go out on a fun trip.
Later, the British sent a professor from the University of London to the island to educate, and this professor had a lot of research on barbaric culture. Under the advice of this professor, the islanders understood the way for husband and wife to get along with equal respect and mutual trust. A year later, the cries of newborns came from the island.
The scenery on Pitcairn Island is not pretty, but the many stories that happen here are legendary. As a result, Pitcairn Island has become a tourist attraction, and the industry here is no longer dominated by traditional agriculture.
Scientifically speaking, marriage between close relatives can easily lead to stupidity and low energy, but the intellectual and physical development of the offspring of Pitcairn Island is relatively normal, do you know why?