It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world , lying 2,816 kilometres ( 1,750 mi ) from the nearest land , South Africa , and 3,360 kilometres ( 2,088 mi ) from South America .
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote archipelago ( group of islands ) and the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world ; it is at 2,816 km ( 1,750 mi ) from the nearest land , South Africa , and 3,360 km ( 2,088 mi ) from South America .