Inaccessible Island
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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
Blenden Hall
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Blenden Hall was a full-rigged ship, launched in 1811 at Bursledon, Hampshire, England. A French frigate captured her in 1813, but then abandoned her. After her recovery she returned to trade. She was wrecked in 1821 on Inaccessible Island in a notable incident.
The cottage on Tristan da Cunha where the survivors took refuge