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
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
Inaccessible Island
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Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m, and the island is 12.65 km2 in area.
Tristan da Cunha
…Cunha, which has a diameter of roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and an area of 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi); the wildlife reserves of Gough Island and Inaccessible Island; and the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands. As of October 2018, the main island had 250 permanent inhabitants, all of whom hold British Overseas…
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