Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the main settlement of the island of Tristan da Cunha, a territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean and administered as a dependency of Saint Helena. It is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria. Locally it is always referred to as The Settlement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edinburgh of the Seven Seas"
Gough Island (also called Diego Alvarez) is a volcanic island rising from the South Atlantic Ocean to heights of over 900 metres (2950 ft) above sea level and has an area of approximately 65 km² (25 mi²). It includes small satellite islands and rocks such as Southwest Island, Saddle Island (South), Tristiana Rock, Isolda Rock (West), Round Island, Cone Island, Lot's Wife, Church Rock (North), Penguin Island (Northeast), and The Admirals (East). It is a remote and lonely place, about 350 km (220 mi) southeast of the other islands in the Tristan da Cunha group, 2700 km (1700 mi) from Cape Town, and over 3200 km (2000 mi) from the nearest point of South America. It is a possession of the United Kingdom, but the only inhabitants are the crew of a weather station which South Africa has maintained continually on the island since 1956. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gough Island"
The islands of Tristan da Cunha were sighted in 1506 by the Portuguese admiral Tristan, or more correctly Tristão da Cunha, after whom they are named, during a voyage to India. Thereafter the islands (which were uninhabited) were occasionally visited by outward bound ships to the Indies. Dutch vessels brought back reports on the islands in 1643, and in 1656 Jan van Riebeek, the founder of Cape Town, sent a ship from Table Bay to Tristan to see if it was suitable for a military station, but the absence of a harbour led to the project being abandoned. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Tristan da Cunha"
Inaccessible Island is an extinct volcano, 14 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi) in area, rising out of the South Atlantic Ocean 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Tristan da Cunha. Inaccessible Island is located at . It is a territory of the United Kingdom though throughout its history it has had no permanent population. Together with Gough Island, it is a protected wildlife reserve which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inaccessible Island"
Middle Island is a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Nightingale Islands. They are governed as part of Tristan da Cunha, a dependancy of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena. ...more on Wikipedia about "Middle Island, Tristan da Cunha"
Nightingale Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of Islands. They are adminstered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nightingale Island"
Tristan da Cunha is a group of remote islands in the south South Atlantic Ocean, 2816km (1750 miles) from South Africa and 3360km (2088 miles) from South America. It is governed as part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, 1350 miles to the north. The territory consists of the main island, Tristan da Cunha; as well as several uninhabited islands: Inaccessible Island and the Nightingale Islands. Gough Island, situated 395km south east of the main island, is also part of the territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tristan da Cunha" Pure www.shortopedia.com. Pure Information Power. shortopedia
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