Detailed description is The most remote inhabited island of the world --> Tristan da Cunha!. Tristan da Cunha ( /ˈtrɪstən də ˈkuːnə/) is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying 2,816 kilometres (1,750 mi) from the nearest land, South Africa, and 3,360 kilometres (2,088 mi) from South America.[1][2] The territory consists of the main island of Tristan da Cunha itself, which measures about 11.27 kilometres (7.0 mi) across and has an area of 98 square kilometres (37.8 sq mi), along with the uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible Island and Gough Island. It has a permanent population of 275 (2009 figures).[3]. Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha [4] which also includes Saint Helena 2,430 kilometres (1,510 mi) to its north, and equatorial Ascension Island even farther removed.. . The islands were first sighted in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha, although rough seas prevented a landing. He named the main island after himself, Ilha de Tristão da Cunha, which was later anglicised to Tristan da Cunha Island.. In 1643 the crew of the Heemstede, captained by Claes Gerritsz. Bierenbroodspot made the first recorded landing. The first survey of the archipelago was made by the French frigate L'Heure du Berger in 1767. Soundings were taken and a rough survey of the coastline was made. The presence of water at the large waterfall of Big Watron and in a lake on the north coast were noted, and the results of the survey were published by a Royal Navy hydrographer in 1781. The first permanent settler was Jonathan Lambert, from Salem, Massachusetts, United States, who arrived at the islands in December 1810.[5] He declared the islands his property and named them the Islands of Refreshment. Lambert's rule was short-lived, as he died in a boating accident in 1812.. In 1816 the United Kingdom formally annexed the islands, ruling them from the Cape Colony in South Africa. This is reported to have primarily been a measure to ensure that the French would not be able to use the islands as a base for a rescue operation to free Napoleon Bonaparte from his prison on Saint Helena. The occupation also prevented the United States from using Tristan da Cunha as a base, as they had during the War of 1812. Attempts to colonise Inaccessible Island failed.. The islands were occupied by a garrison of British Marines, and a civilian population was gradually built up. Whalers also set up on the islands as a base for operations in the Southern Atlantic. However, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, together with the gradual move from sailing ships to coal-fired steam ships, increased the isolation of the islands, as they were no longer needed as a stopping port for journeys from Europe to the Far East.. . . Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha.. In 1867, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and second son of Queen Victoria, visited the islands. The main settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, was named in honour of his visit. Lewis Carroll's youngest brother, the Rev. Edwin H. Dodgson, served as an Anglican missionary and school teacher in Tristan da Cunha in the 1880s. The second Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, visited the islands in 1957 as part of a world tour onboard the royal yacht Britannia.. On 12 January 1938, by Letters Patent, the islands were declared a dependency of Saint Helena. Prior to this, passing ships stopped irregularly at the island for a period of mere hours.[6]. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. . This article is part of the series:. Politics and government of. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Monarch: Elizabeth II. Governor: Andrew Gurr. Chief Secretary. Sheriff. Attorney General. Court of Appeal. Supreme Court. Magistrates and Juvenile Courts. Politics of Saint Helena. Legislative Council. Executive Council. Politics of Ascension Island. Administrator of Ascension Island. Ascension Island Council. Politics of Tristan da Cunha. Administrator of Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha Island Council. Other countries · Atlas. Politics portal. view talk edit. During World War II, the islands were used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle, to monitor U Boats (which needed to surface to maintain radio contact) and German shipping movements in the South Atlantic Ocean. The only currency in use on the island at this time was the potato,[citation needed] and islanders labouring to construct the station were paid in kind with naval supplies for their own use, such as wood, paint and tea. Money was introduced the following year, as was the island's first newspaper, The Tristan Times. The first Administrator was appointed by the British government during this time.. In 1958, as part of Operation Argus, the United States Navy exploded an atomic bomb 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) high in the upper atmosphere, 115 kilometres (71.5 mi) southeast of the main island.. In 1961, a volcanic eruption forced the evacuation of the entire population[7] via Cape Town to wooden huts in the disused Pendell Army Camp in Merstham, Surrey, England, before moving to a more permanent site at a former Royal Air Force station in Calshot near Southampton, England, living mainly in a road called Tristan Close. In 1962, a Royal Society expedition went to the islands to assess the damage, and reported that the settlement Edinburgh of the Seven Seas had been only marginally affected. Most families returned in 1963 led by Willie Repetto (head of the ten-person island council) and Allan Crawford (the former island welfare officer).. On 23 May 2001, the islands experienced an extratropical cyclone that generated winds up to 120 mph. A number of structures were severely damaged and a large number of cattle were killed, prompting emergency aid from the British government.[8]. In 2005, the islands were given a United Kingdom post code (TDCU 1ZZ) to make it easier for the residents to order goods online.. The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 was made by HM the Queen and the Privy Council on 8 July and is expected to come into operation shortly thereafter. The new Constitution replaces the 1988 version and among other changes limits the Governor's powers, includes a Bill of Rights, establishes independence of the judiciary and the public service and formally designates the Governor of St Helena as, concurrently, the Governor for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It also ends the "dependency" status of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha on St Helena.. [edit]Recent events. On 4 December 2007 an outbreak of an acute virus-induced flu was reported. This outbreak was compounded by Tristan's lack of suitable and sufficient medical supplies.[9] The British coastguard in Falmouth co-ordinated international efforts to get appropriate medicines to Tristan to treat the virus. Tristan’s elderly population and the very young were most at risk; however, only four elderly people were hospitalised. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessel RFA Gold Rover upon reaching the island with the required medical supplies found no emergency and the islanders in good general health.. On 13 February 2008, fire destroyed the fishing factory and the four generators that supply power to the island. Backup generators were used to power the hospital and give power for part of the day to the rest of the island. Power was on during the day and early evening and candlelight was used the rest of the time. On 14 March 2008, new generators were installed and uninterrupted power was restored. This fire was devastating to the island because fishing is a mainstay of the economy. Royal Engineers from the British Army worked on the harbour to help maintain it as everything comes and goes by sea. This was supported by a LSDA vessel Lyme Bay from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The concrete topping put in place has subsequently been badly damaged and on-going repairs will be required to keep the harbour from breaking apart in winter storms.. On 16 March 2011, the Maltese-registered freighter MS Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island, spilling tons of heavy crude into the ocean. The crew was rescued, but the ship broke up, leaving an oil slick that surrounded the island, threatening its population of rockhopper penguins.[10] Nightingale Island has no fresh water, so the penguins were transported to Tristan da Cunha for cleaning.[11] The Greek captain and his 21 Filipino crew stayed in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas and assisted the islanders in their work.[12]. In November 2011 the Volvo Ocean Race boat Puma's Mar Mostro headed to the island after the mast came down to meet a supporting vessel in the first leg between Alicante (Spain) and Cape Town (South Africa). This event put the archipelago in the world press that were reporting the race, making it known to a larger public.. [edit]Politics and law. . Executive authority is vested in the Queen, who is represented in the territory by the Governor of Saint Helena.[13] As the Governor resides permanently in Saint Helena, an Administrator is appointed to represent the Governor in the islands. The Administrator acts as the local head of government, and takes advice from the Island Council, made up of eight elected and three appointed members. Policing in Tristan da Cunha is undertaken by one full-time police officer and three special constables. Tristan da Cunha has its own legislation, but the law of Saint Helena applies to the extent that it is not inconsistent with local law, insofar as it is suitable for local circumstances and subject to such modifications as local circumstances make necessary.. [edit]Geography and climate. . Main article: Geography of Tristan da Cunha. . . Map of Tristan da Cunha group (including Gough Island).. The name "Tristan da Cunha" is also used for the archipelago, which consists of the following islands:. the main island Tristan da Cunha and its surrounding islands. Tristan da Cunha, the main island and largest, area: 98 square kilometres (37.8 sq mi),[3] (37°6′44″S 12°16′56″W). Inaccessible Island, area: 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi). Nightingale Islands, area: 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi). Nightingale Island, area: 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Middle Island, area: 0.1 square kilometres (24.7 acres). Stoltenhoff Island, area: 0.1 square kilometres (24.7 acres). Gough Island (Diego Alvarez), area: 68 square kilometres (26.3 sq mi). Inaccessible Island and the Nightingale Islands are located 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) southwest of the main island, while Gough Island is located 395 kilometres (245.4 mi) south-southeast. The main island is quite mountainous; the only flat area is the location of the capital, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, on the northwest coast. The highest point is a volcano called Queen Mary's Peak 2,062 metres (6,765.1 ft); it is covered by snow in winter. The other islands of the group are uninhabited, except for the weather station on Gough Island, which has been operated by South Africa since 1956 (since 1963 at its present location at Transvaal Bay on the southeast coast), with a staff of six. Tristan da Cunha is the nesting place of Tristan Albatrosses, predominantly Yellow Nose Albatross.. Tristan da Cunha is thought to have been formed by a long-lived centre of upwelling mantle called the Tristan hotspot.. The archipelago has a wet oceanic climate with pleasant temperatures but consistent moderate to heavy rainfall and very limited sunshine, owing to the persistent westerly winds. The number of rainy days is indeed comparable to the Aleutian Islands at a much higher latitude in the northern hemisphere, whilst sunshine hours are comparable to Juneau, Alaska twenty degrees further form the equator. Frost, however, is unknown below altitudes of 500 metres (1,600 ft) and summer temperatures are similarly mild, never reaching 25 °C (77 °F).. [hide]Climate data for Trinstan da Cunha. Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year. Record high °C (°F) 23.7. (74.7) 24.4. (75.9) 24.4. (75.9) 22.4. (72.3) 20.3. (68.5) 18.7. (65.7) 17.5. (63.5) 17.3. (63.1) 17.1. (62.8) 18.4. (65.1) 20.4. (68.7) 21.8. (71.2) 24.4. (75.9). Average high °C (°F) 20. (68) 21. (70) 20. (68) 18. (64) 17. (63) 15. (59) 14. (57) 14. (57) 14. (57) 15. (59) 17. (63) 19. (66) 17. (63). Average low °C (°F) 16. (61) 17. (63) 16. (61) 15. (59) 13. (55) 11. (52) 11. (52) 10. (50) 10. (50) 11. (52) 13. (55) 15. (59) 13. (55). Record low °C (°F) 10.9. (51.6) 11.8. (53.2) 10.3. (50.5) 9.5. (49.1) 7.4. (45.3) 6.3. (43.3) 4.8. (40.6) 4.6. (40.3) 5.1. (41.2) 6.4. (43.5) 8.3. (46.9) 9.7. (49.5) 4.6. (40.3). Rainfall mm (inches) 93. (3.66) 113. (4.45) 121. (4.76) 129. (5.08) 155. (6.1) 160. (6.3) 160. (6.3) 175. (6.89) 169. (6.65) 151. (5.94) 128. (5.04) 127. (5) 1,681. (66.18). % humidity 79 77 75 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 80 78.3. Avg. rainy days 18 17 17 20 23 23 25 26 24 22 18 19 252. Mean monthly sunshine hours 139.5 144.0 145.7 129.0 108.5 99.0 105.4 105.4 120.0 133.3 138.0 130.2 1,498. Source no. 1: Climate and Temperature.[14]. Source no. 2: Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System (extremes)[15]. [edit]Flora and fauna. . . . Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha. Many of the flora and fauna have a broad circumpolar distribution in the South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans. Thus many of the species that occur in Tristan da Cunha appear as far away as New Zealand. For example, the plant species Nertera depressa was first collected in Tristan da Cunha,[16] but has since been recorded in occurrence as far distant as New Zealand.[17]. Tristan is primarily known for its wildlife. There are 13 known species of breeding seabirds on the island and two species of resident land birds. The seabirds include: northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi), Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchus), sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca), Atlantic petrel (Pteradroma incerta), great-winged petrel (P. macroptera), soft-plumaged petrel (P. mollis), broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata), grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), great shearwater (Puffinus gravis), sooty shearwater (P. griseus), Tristan skua (Catharacta antarctica hamiltoni), Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata tristanenis), and brown noddy (Anous stolidus). Tristan and Gough Islands are the only known breeding sites in the world for the Atlantic petrel.. The endemic Tristan thrush (Nesocichla eremita) or starchy occurs on all of the northern islands and each has its own subspecies, with Tristan birds being slightly smaller and duller than those on Nightingale and Inaccessible. The endemic Inaccessible Island rail, the smallest extant flightless bird in the world, is only found on Inaccessible Island. In 1956, eight Gough moorhens (Gallinula comeri) were released at Sandy Point, on Tristan, and have subsequently colonised the island.. [edit]Economy. . Main article: Outline of Tristan da Cunha. All Tristan families are farmers, owning their own stock. All land is communally owned. Livestock numbers are strictly controlled to conserve pasture and to prevent better-off families from accumulating wealth. No outsiders are allowed to buy land or settle on Tristan.[18]. The islands' main source of foreign income is the lobster factory and the sale of postage stamps and coins to overseas collectors. Most people have dual occupations, often working for the local government. Many inhabitants have plots of land (at the patches) on which they grow potatoes.. The 1961 volcanic eruption destroyed the Tristan da Cunha canned crayfish (spiny lobster) factory, which was rebuilt a short time later. The crayfish catchers and processors work for the South African company Ovenstone, which has an exclusive contract to sell crayfish to the United States and Japan. Even though Tristan da Cunha is a UK overseas territory, it is not permitted direct access to European Union markets. Recent economic conditions have meant that the islanders have had to draw from their reserves. The islands' financial problems may cause delays in updating communication equipment and improving education on the island.. The fire of 13 February 2008 (see History) has resulted in major temporary economic disruption.. Although Tristan da Cunha is part of the same overseas territory as Saint Helena, it does not use the local Saint Helena pound. Instead, the island uses the United Kingdom issue of the pound sterling. The Bank of Saint Helena was established on Saint Helena and Ascension Island in 2004. This bank does not have a physical presence on Tristan da Cunha, but residents of Tristan are entitled to its services.[19] There are occasionally commemorative coins minted for the island.[20]. [edit]Education. . The school on the island is the St. Mary's School, which has children from ages four to sixteen. The current facility, which opened in 1975, has five classrooms, a kitchen, a stage, a computer room, and a craft and science room.[21] The Tristan Song Project is an ongoing collaboration between St Mary's School and amateur composers in England, led by music teacher Tony Triggs. It began in 2010, and involves St Mary's pupils writing poems and Tony Triggs providing musical settings by himself and his pupils.[22] A desktop publication called 'Rockhopper Penguins and Other Songs' (2010) embraced most of the songs completed that year and funded a consignment of guitars to the School.[23]. [edit]Demographics. . The islands have a population of 264 people.[24] The main settlement is Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (known locally as "The Settlement"). The only religion is Christianity, with denominations of Anglican and Roman Catholic. The current population is thought to have descended from 15 ancestors, eight males and seven females, who arrived on the island at various times between 1816 and 1908. The male founders originated from Scotland, England, The Netherlands, the United States and Italy.[25]. [edit]Health. . There are instances of health problems attributed to endogamy, including asthma and glaucoma. In addition, there is a very high incidence of asthma among the population and research by Dr. Noe Zamel of the University of Toronto has led to discoveries about the genetic nature of the disease.[26] Three of the original settlers of the island were asthma sufferers.[27]. Health care is free, but there is just one resident doctor from South Africa and only five nurses. Thus delivery and surgery are limited, and serious injury can necessitate communicating with passing fishing vessels, so that the injured person can be transferred to Cape Town. As of late 2007 IBM and Beacon Equity Partners, co-operating with Medweb, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the government of Tristan da Cunha on "Project Tristan", has availed the island doctor with access to long distance tele-medical help, making it possible to send EKG and x-ray pictures to doctors in other countries for instant consultation. This system has been limited due to the poor reliability of internet connections and absence on the Island of qualified technicians to service fibre optic links between the hospital and internet centre at the Administration buildings.. [edit]Communications. . [edit]Transport. The remote location of the islands makes transport to the outside world difficult. Lacking an airport, the islands can be reached only by sea. Fishing boats from South Africa service the islands 8 or 9 times a year. The RMS Saint Helena used to connect the main island to St Helena and South Africa once each year during its February voyage, but has only done so twice in the last few years, namely 2006 and 2011.[28] There is no direct service to Ascension Island and the United Kingdom, without flying from Cape Town to London or travelling on the RMS St Helena from Cape Town to St Helena. The March voyage of the RMS St Helena goes to Ascension and Portland from St Helena. The harbour at Edinburgh is called Calshot Harbour, and is named after the place in Hampshire where the islanders temporarily stayed during the volcanic eruption.[29]. [edit]Telecommunications. Cable and Wireless provide the telecommunications service in the territory. Saint Helena has the international calling code +290 which, since 2006, Tristan da Cunha shares. Telephone numbers are 4 digits long with 8xxx being reserved for Tristan da Cunha numbers.[30]. [edit]Society. . . . Housing in Tristan da Cunha.. On Tristan da Cunha the population of 264 people share just seven surnames: Glass (Scottish), Green (Dutch), Hagan (Irish), Lavarello (Italian, a typical Ligurian surname), Repetto (Italian, another typical Ligurian surname), Rogers (English)and Swain (English).[28][28] There are 80 families on the island.. Television did not arrive on the island until 2001, and the two channels available are BFBS 1 and 2 British Forces Broadcasting Service from the Falkland Islands. Education is rudimentary; children leave school at sixteen, and although it is possible to take GCSEs a year later, not many children enrol for this.[31][32]. Tristan da Cunha's isolation has led to an unusual, patois-like dialect of English. Bill Bryson documents some examples of the island's dialect in his book, The Mother Tongue.. "Recipes from Tristan da Cunha: Simple Food for all to Enjoy", a book by Dawn Repetto published in 2010, details the unique cuisine and rich cultural heritage of Tristan da Cunha (National Library of New Zealand Catalogue).. [edit]In literature. . Hervé Bazin's novel Les Bienheureux de la Désolation (1970) describes the 1961 forced exile of the population to England, and their subsequent return.. Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838), Chapter 15, has a detailed history and description.. Zinnie Harris's play Further Than the Furthest Thing (2000) is inspired by events on the island, notably the 1961 volcanic eruption and evacuation of the islanders.. Raoul Schrott's novel Tristan da Cunha oder die Hälfte der Erde (2003) is almost entirely set on Tristan da Cunha and Gough islands, and chronicles the history of the archipelago.. Robert A. Heinlein's book Tramp Royale (about a world trip in 1953-54, unpublished until 1992) devoted an entire chapter to his (almost) visit to Tristan da Cunha, arguably the most remote human settlement on earth. He talked to islanders but could not go ashore owing to the uncertain weather.. In Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways, one of the chapters is set on Tristan da Cunha, and a brief history of the island is mentioned. The island also appears briefly in one of the chapters of Verne's novel The Sphinx of the Ice Fields, which he wrote as an unathorized sequel to Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.. Tristan da Cunha is the site of a top-secret nuclear disarmament conference in Fletcher Knebel's 1968 political thriller Vanished which was adapted into a 1971 two-part NBC made-for-TV movie starring Richard Widmark.. The DJ ATB recorded a number "Tristan Da Cunha", inspired by the island, in the music album "Trilogy".. A chapter of Simon Winchester's book Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire (1985) describes his brief visit to the island. Reprinted in 2003, its new foreword states that Winchester has been banned from Tristan da Cunha due to his writing about the war-time romance of one of the local women.. . Tristan da Cunha è un remoto gruppo di isole nell'Oceano Atlantico meridionale, distante 2816 km (1750 miglia) dal Sud Africa e 3360 km (2088 miglia) dal Sud America. Appartiene al territorio britannico d'oltremare di Sant'Elena, situata 2161 km (1350 miglia) più a nord. Il territorio è composto dall'isola principale, Tristan da Cunha (98 km²), e da una serie di isole disabitate: l'Isola Inaccessible e le Isole Nightingale. Anche l'Isola Gough, situata a 395 km a sud est dell'isola principale, fa parte del territorio.. L'isola è considerata uno degli insediamenti umani più remoti al mondo. Due dei 7 cognomi presenti nella popolazione locale sono di origine italiana, in quanto tali erano 2 degli 8 fondatori maschi della colonia (Genealogy and genes: tracing the founding fathers of Tristan da Cunha, European Journal of Human Genetics, (2003) 11, 705–709.).
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