Nancy Stone is a rock off the southeast coast of
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS ''Bounty''.
Geography
The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff coastline. Unlike many other ...
in the south Pacific.
It is located off the coast between
St Paul's Point
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...
and
Down Rope
Down Rope is a coastal area on the southeast coast of Pitcairn Island in the south Pacific, to the east of the Aute Valley and north of Break Jim Hip, it lies on the eastern side of an inlet and contains large petroglyphs on the rock face, testam ...
. It is said to be "Named for the English name of
Toofaiti, the consort of
Tararo who was taken by mutineer John Williams, the act that initiated the massacre of most of the men of the island."
References
Landforms of the Pitcairn Islands
Rock formations of Oceania
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