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Henderson Island is an uninhabited raised coral atoll in the south Pacific Ocean, annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony in 1902. Measuring 9.6 km (6 mi) long and 5.1 km (3.2 mi) wide, it has an area of 37.3 km2 (14.4 sqmi) and is located 193 km (119.9 mi) northeast of Pitcairn Island at . The island was designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1988. It is unsuitable for agriculture and has little fresh water. There are three beaches on the northern side and the remaining coast comprises steep, mostly undercut, cliffs up to 15 m (49.2 ft) in height.
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