geologia: Tristan da Cunha

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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. The territory consists of the inhabited island Tristan da Cunha, which has a diameter of roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and an area of 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi); the wildlife reserves of Gough Island and Inaccessible Island; and the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands. As of September 2026, the main island had 222 permanent inhabitants, all of whom hold British Overseas Territories citizenship. The other islands are un…

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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, near 8° south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles (1,540 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 800 miles (1,300 km) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago, 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to the south, about halfway to the Antarctic Circle. Ascension Island was discovered by the Portuguese seafarer João da Nova in 1501, before being named Ascension by Afonso de…

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Inaccessible Island is a volcanic 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 island is 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active approximately one million years ago and is now extinct. Inaccessible Island is a part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, which is a part of the overseas territory of the United Kingdom known as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha itself is accessible only by sea via a six-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa. The harbour on Inaccessible Island allows access for only a few days of the year. Access to…

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Tristan da Cunha FC is a football club based in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha. They compete in the annual Table Bay Marine Cup, a 5-a-side tournament based on the island, playing as Tristan Tigers FC against Tristan Sharks FC. Founded in June 2005 by player-manager Leon Glass, it is both the only 11-a-side football club on the island and the most remote football club in the world. The club is not affiliated with FIFA.

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Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (ESS), known locally as The Settlement or The Village, is a small village and the only settlement on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha, a part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most remote permanent settlements in the world, lying 2,434 kilometres (1,512 mi) away from Jamestown, St. Helena, the nearest settlement to the village.