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Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[1] and has a history going back to the beginning of the 16th century. It was settled by men from military garrisons and ships, who married native women from Saint Helena and the Cape Colony. Its people are multi-racial, descended from European male founders and mixed-race (African, Asian and European) and African women founders.

  1. ^ "The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, see "EXPLANATORY NOTE"". Opsi.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

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History of Tristan da Cunha

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Tristan da Cunha

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Tristan da Cunha (/ˌtrɪstən ˈkuːn(j)ə/), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote...

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Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

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Governor of Tristan da Cunha

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governor of Tristan de Cunha is the representative of the monarch in Tristan da Cunha, a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena...

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Outline of Tristan da Cunha

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following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tristan da Cunha: Tristan da Cunha – group of remote volcanic islands in the south Atlantic...

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Inaccessible Island

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island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the...

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Nightingale Islands

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Nightingale Islands are a group of three islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Tristan da Cunha territory. They consist of Nightingale Island, Middle...

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Islands of Refreshment

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Islands of Refreshment was the name given to Tristan da Cunha by its self-proclaimed ruler, Jonathan Lambert, in 1811. In the early 19th century American...

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Camogli Hospital

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Camogli Hospital is a public hospital located in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas on Tristan da Cunha. The building was replaced by a new build in 2017 to meet...

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William Glass

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established the settlement that would become Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the main settlement on Tristan da Cunha. William Glass was born William Glasgow in Kelso...

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Nightingale Island

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in area, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. They are administered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena,...

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Postage stamps and postal history of Tristan da Cunha

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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tristan da Cunha. In 1946, labels showing penguins and the currency being potatoes were issued...

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Potato Patches

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uninhabited rural settlement in Tristan da Cunha, in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the South...

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Conrad Glass

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1961) is a Tristanian police inspector and civil servant who was Tristan da Cunha's former Chief Islander from 2007 to 2010. Glass is the first islander...

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Gough Island

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It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is approximately...

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Postage stamps and postal history of Ascension Island

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the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the wider British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Like other British Overseas Territories...

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Jasus paulensis

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lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found in the waters around Saint Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean and around Tristan da Cunha in the southern...

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Governor of Saint Helena

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Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The current governor of Saint Helena...

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MS Oliva

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