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/nˈɔrfək ˈaɪlənd/ Listen

Norfolk Island

noun

An island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony.

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... Mrs. Fry recommends that even these criminals should be eligible for promotion to the upper classes upon good behavior. It will be seen that this system partook somewhat of Captain Machonochie's merit, or good-mark system, introduced by him with such remarkable success into Norfolk Island. ...

— Elizabeth Fry • Mrs. E. R. Pitman

Words linked to "Norfolk Island" : Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, island