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Group of islands in the South Atlantic
Photo: Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Tristan da Cunha refers both to an archipelago of fairly small islands in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean and to the only inhabited island of the group. It is part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – a territory of the United Kingdom – together with Saint Helena and Ascension, which lie over 2,000 km to the north. Politically, Tristan da Cunha refers to Tristan da Cunha Island, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, relatively nearby Gough Island, and a dozen or so islets near these islands.
By ship
Visitors are the lowest priority for passage on vessels and may be forced to forfeit their passage to persons with a higher priority (medical evacuation, officials on official business, even locals…
By yacht
Radio: Channel 14, 16 and 78. HFSSB 4000 / 4149 / 6230 / 8294mhz
By transport
There is a paved road (the M1) from Edinburgh (aka The Settlement) to the Potato Patches, which are about 3 miles away.
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