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Tristan da Cunha

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Area
98 km²
Coordinates
-37.1052, -12.2777
Category
islands

Overview

The most remote inhabited archipelago on Earth - 2,400 km from the nearest mainland.

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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 Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, with its own constitution.

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