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Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas territory)
Last reviewed - 16 July 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world lying 2,778 kilometres west of Cape Town. It is almost circular in shape and has an area of 98 sq. km. The Settlement of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas in the Northwest is its only inhabited area. Tristan da Cunha and the neighbouring islands of Nightingale, Inaccessible and Gough comprise the Tristan da Cunha group. Gough and Inaccessible Island are World Heritage Sites.

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Useful Links

• Tristan da Cunha Government and the Tristan da Cunha Association joint website
• Tristan Times - The online newspaper of Tristan da Cunha

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