Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic island group
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Summary
Tristan da Cunha is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,493 views/month, #1 of 712).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tristan da Cunha[3]
- Country: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[4], realm of the United Kingdom[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Official language: English[8]
- Named after: Tristão da Cunha[9]
- Commons category: Tristan da Cunha[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[11]
- Unicode character: 🇹🇦[12]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1506[13]
- Highest point: Queen Mary's Peak[14]
- Coordinate location: -37.15, -12.3[15], -37.25, -12.5[16]
- Official website: https://www.tristandc.com/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tristan da Cunha[18]
- Population: 293[19], 246[20]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: -37.06215, -12.28022[21]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: -37.17003, -12.28343[22]
- Coordinates of easternmost point: -37.11611111111111, -12.216944444444444[23]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: -37.11833333333333, -12.350277777777778[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Atlas of Remote Islands[28]
- Official name: Tristan da Cunha[29]
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean[30]
- Driving side: left[31]
- Native label: Tristan da Cunha[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tristan da Cunha[33]
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Physical Characteristics
Tristan da Cunha covers an area of 207[34]. It sits at an elevation of 2062[35].
Why It Matters
Tristan da Cunha has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]