Ian Lavarello
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Ian Lavarello is a Tristanian politician who is currently serving as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander. He has been elected to the role on four occasions, most recently during the 2025 Tristan da Cunh
Lavarello in 2011
Tristan da Cunha
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Tristan da Cunha, colloquially known as Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Hele
Ian Lavarello
…Ian Lavarello (born 1970) is a Tristanian politician who is currently serving as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander. He has been elected to the role on four occasions, most recently during the 2025 Tristan da Cunha general election. Lavarello was…
Portuguese explorer and conquistador Tristão da Cunha is both the namesake of Tristan da Cunha and the first person to sight the island, in 1506.
Augustus Earle, (Self Portrait) Solitude, watching the horizon at sun set, in the hopes of seeing a vessel, Tristan de Acunha (i.e. da Cunha), (1824), watercolour; 17.5 cm × 25.7 cm (6.9 in × 10.1 in). National Library of Australia
Gough and Inaccessible Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cleaning oil off penguins after the spillage from MS Oliva, Tristan da Cunha