Tristan da Cunha

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Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic island group in the South Atlantic Ocean, known as one of the world’s most isolated inhabited archipelagos and a British Overseas Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
archipelago
volcanic island group
administrativeStatus part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
area about 98 square kilometres (main island)
callingCode +290
capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
climate oceanic climate
continent none (mid-Atlantic oceanic islands)
country United Kingdom
currency Pound sterling
demonym Tristanian
discoveredBy Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tristão da Cunha
discoveryYear 1506
distanceToNearestContinent over 2,400 km from the nearest continental landmass (Africa)
distanceToSaintHelena about 2,400 km southwest of Saint Helena
distanceToSouthAfrica about 2,800 km west of South Africa
distanceToSouthAmerica about 3,300 km from South America
economy fishing and crayfish (lobster) industry
sale of postage stamps and coins
subsistence agriculture
evacuationDestination1961 United Kingdom
geologicalType shield volcano
governingTerritory British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
governmentType British Overseas Territory administration
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
highestElevation about 2,062 metres
highestPoint Queen Mary’s Peak
includesIsland Inaccessible Island
Middle Island
Nightingale Island
Stoltenhoff Island
Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tristan da Cunha (main island)
includesIslandGroup Gough Island
internetTLD .sh
ISOCode SH-TA
knownFor being one of the world’s most remote inhabited archipelagos
marine biodiversity
seabird colonies
language English
largestSettlement Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
localCouncil Island Council of Tristan da Cunha
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
mainIsland Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tristan da Cunha (main island)
monarch Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
namedAfter Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tristão da Cunha
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
population about 250 people
populationRank one of the world’s most sparsely populated territories
postalCode TDCU 1ZZ
protectedStatus large marine protected area designated around the islands
religion predominantly Christian
returnOfResidents most inhabitants returned in 1963
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone UTC−00:00
volcanicEruption major eruption in 1961 leading to temporary evacuation

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.sh ccTLDFor Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha discoveredBy Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tristão da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha includesIsland Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha (main island)
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha archipelago
Queen Mary’s Peak islandHighPointOf Tristan da Cunha
Queen Mary’s Peak locatedOn Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha mainIsland Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha (main island)
Tristan da Cunha namedAfter Tristan da Cunha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tristão da Cunha
Mid-Atlantic Ridge nearbyFeature Tristan da Cunha
Pound sterling officialCurrencyOf Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena pound officialCurrencyOf Tristan da Cunha
Island Council of Tristan da Cunha partOf Tristan da Cunha
Queen Mary’s Peak partOf Tristan da Cunha
this entity surface form: Tristan da Cunha archipelago
Haredi Jews populationCenter Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena pound usedIn Tristan da Cunha