page_title: Tristan da Cunha
hierarchical_section_title: Tristan da Cunha
caption_attribution_description: English: Tristan da Cunha in the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
context_page_description: Tristan da Cunha is a group of remote volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and also the main island of that group. Tristan da Cunha is the most remote archipelago and the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world; it is at 2,816 km from the nearest land, South Africa, and 3,360 km from South America.
  The territory consists of the main island of Tristan da Cunha itself, which measures about 11.27 km across and has an area of 96 km², along with the uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible Island and Gough Island.
  Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. This includes Saint Helena 2,430 km to its north and equatorial Ascension Island even further north. The island has a permanent population of 275.
context_section_description: Tristan da Cunha is a group of remote volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and also the main island of that group. 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.
  The territory consists of the main island of Tristan da Cunha itself, which measures about 11.27 km (7.0 mi) across and has an area of 96 km² (37.1 sq mi), along with the uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible Island and Gough Island.
  Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. This includes Saint Helena 2,430 km (1,510 mi) to its north and equatorial Ascension Island even further north. The island has a permanent population of 275 (2009 figures).
caption: View from the ocean of Tristan da Cunha
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