Norfolk is a small and really beautiful island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is on 1,700 km from Sydney and is in the possession of Australia, as a Foreign territory.
The island is managed by the Australian administrator, but in 1979 he created an internal self-government body consisted of 9 members. Together with the Norfolk island there are two more smaller ones, which are closer to the bigger one. The length of the coastline is 38 km, mostly consisted from the cliffs. The islands are from volcanic origin and really forming interesting and beautiful landscapes and nature formations. Is you visit Norfolk definitely will be enjoyed by the nature and the beautiful and wide beaches.
It is not hard to reach it, in spite of the fact that the Norfolk island is far away from the continental part of Australia and is the only one island in the vicinity. The city of Kingston, which is the administrative center of the island has airport and maritime port. However you can reach it also by water-jet or yacht, which is prefered way of the tourists, who want to see the beauty of the South Pacific.
The main economy of the city is fishing, agriculture and tourism. Norfolk Island has population of only 3,000 citizens, but annual is visited by more than 50,000 travelers, who love the tropic, rude nature and the great diving options. The whole island is transformed into a national park, as here there is really large variety of birds, plants and animals. The beauty of the nature and the untouched mountains open in front of you picturesque landscapes, which will make you breathless.