Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the island is 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active approximately one million years ago and is now extinct.
Southern coast of Inaccessible Island seen in 2024, with Tristan da Cunha visible on the right.
Northern rockhopper penguins, from an engraving after a photograph, published in a book by the naturalist aboard HMS Challenger
Inaccessible rail
Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa, 2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena, 3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata in Argentina, and 4,002 kilometres (2,487 mi) from the Falkland Islands.
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, Tristan da Cunha, 1824
Gough and Inaccessible Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cleaning oil off penguins after the spillage from the MS Oliva, Tristan da Cunha
