Down Rope

Location of Down Rope on Pitcairn Island

Down Rope is a coastal area on the southeast coast of Pitcairn Island in the south Pacific,^[1] to the east of the and north of , it lies on the eastern side of an inlet and contains large petroglyphs on the rock face, testament to the Polynesian settlers of centuries ago.^[2] It is described as "a steep cliff located on the southern coast south of , and west of . At its foot, despite its perilous descent, is a popular picnic area and Pitcairn's only beach."^{[citation needed]} The descent from the cliff top is said to be "spine chilling".^[3] There is anchorage at Down Rope and ignimbrite is also found in the vicinity.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ Hinz, Earl R.; Howard, Jim (1 May 2006). Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8248-3037-3. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ McKinnon, Rowan (1 August 2009). South Pacific. Lonely Planet. pp. 244–5. ISBN 978-1-74104-786-8. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Carlsson, Susanne Chauvel (2000). Pitcairn: island at the edge of time. Central Queensland University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-875998-92-0. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Stanley, David (3 December 2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ Benton, Tim; Spencer, Tom (1995). The Pitcairn Islands: biogeography, ecology and prehistory : proceedings of an international discussion meeting held at the Linnean Society, 5-6 May 1994. Linnean Society of London, Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-12-089345-4. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

External links[]

National Geographic

Coordinates: 25°04′25″S 130°05′40″W / 25.07361°S 130.09444°W / -25.07361; -130.09444

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[HinzHoward2006-1] Hinz, Earl R.; Howard, Jim (1 May 2006). Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8248-3037-3. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[McKinnon2009-2] McKinnon, Rowan (1 August 2009). South Pacific. Lonely Planet. pp. 244–5. ISBN 978-1-74104-786-8. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[Carlsson2000-3] Carlsson, Susanne Chauvel (2000). Pitcairn: island at the edge of time. Central Queensland University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-875998-92-0. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[Stanley2004-4] Stanley, David (3 December 2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

[BentonSpencer1995-5] Benton, Tim; Spencer, Tom (1995). The Pitcairn Islands: biogeography, ecology and prehistory : proceedings of an international discussion meeting held at the Linnean Society, 5-6 May 1994. Linnean Society of London, Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-12-089345-4. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

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