Kingston (Norf'k: Daun a'Taun[2]) is the capital and main administrative centre of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island.
It is part of the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area World Heritage Site.
The plain is 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long by about 500 m (1,640 ft) wide, with calcareous lime sands to the south along the coast and basaltic clays to the north along the foothills.
The town was founded on 6 March 1788 by Lieutenant Philip Gidley King and 22 settlers (including nine male and six female convicts) who landed that day from HMS Supply.
There are two long east west roads: Bay Street along the foreshore and Quality Row, the town's principal thoroughfare, along the foothills.