Inaccessible Island

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Inaccessible Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, renowned for its rugged terrain, rich seabird colonies, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Inaccessible Island canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
bird species
bird species
uninhabited island
volcanic island
accessibility difficult landing conditions
accessRegulation strictly controlled landings
area 14 square kilometres
climate cool oceanic climate
country United Kingdom
discoveredBy Dutch sailors
discoveryCentury 17th century
distanceToTristanDaCunha about 45 kilometres southwest
elevation 449 metres
endemicTo Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
governedAsPartOf Tristan da Cunha
hasEndemicSpecies Inaccessible Island finch
Inaccessible Island rail
hasFeature sea stacks
steep cliffs
volcanic plateau
hasHighestPoint Cairn Peak
hasTerrain rugged
humanPopulation 0
importantFor seabird breeding colonies
knownFor high level of endemism
large seabird colonies
rugged, inaccessible coastline
locatedIn South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
locatedInTimeZone UTC−00:00
locatedOn Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
marineProtection surrounding waters designated for conservation
nameEtymology named for its difficult access
notableProperty smallest extant flightless bird
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Tristan da Cunha archipelago
protectedStatus nature reserve
sovereignState United Kingdom
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1995
UNESCOWorldHeritageListing Gough Island
surface form: Gough and Inaccessible Islands
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site
uninhabited true
vegetation ferns
heathland
tussock grass

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tristan da Cunha includesIsland Inaccessible Island
Nightingale Island hasNearbyIsland Inaccessible Island
Stoltenhoff Island hasNearbyIsland Inaccessible Island
Inaccessible Island locatedOn Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cairn Peak
Inaccessible Island endemicTo Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Inaccessible Island rail
Inaccessible Island endemicTo Inaccessible Island self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Inaccessible Island finch
Nesospiza nativeRange Inaccessible Island