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In the News (Sun 19 May 13)

  
 Tristan da Cunha
Tristan is now connected to the world by one telephone and a fax machine in the Administrator's office, and is visited once a year by the only mail ship in the world, the RMS St. Helena.
Unlike other UK dependencies, Tristan is entirely self-supporting and receives no money from Britain, aside from the Administrator's wage.  This is a fact that Tristanians pride themselves on, and it has enabled them to retain their relative independence from the rest of the world.
Life on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha
www.simon-jones.org.uk /articles/tristan_da_cunha.htm   (1053 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Visits to the Gough Island World Heritage Site and other islands in the group require the express permission of the Administrator.
Tristan da Cunha and the neighbouring islands of Nightingale, Inaccessible and Gough comprise the Tristan da Cunha group.
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world lying 2778 kilometres west of Cape Town.
www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965253085   (504 words)

  
 Noonsite: Tristan da Cunha
Along with Ascension, it is under the authority of the Governor of St Helena but powers are delegated to a resident Administrator.
Tristan da Cunha is almost circular, the core of a volcano with steep cliffs plunging into the sea.
Tristan da Cunha is part of the British Overseas Territory called St. Helena& Dependencies.
www.noonsite.com /Countries/TristandaCunha   (225 words)

  
 LICENSE PLATES ON LINE! .... Tristan da Cunha
I've seen embossed issues as low as number 3, and have had embossed plates in my collection, numbered T.D.C 38 and T.D.C. Rumours that the plexiglass TDC plates are fake are erroneous, and I have multiple letters received directly from the Administrator of Tristan that verify this.
The original series of TDC plates with embossed thick aluminum, with the prefix T.D.C. followed by a one to two digit serial number.
I also have copy of a video tape that was shown on public TV back in the 1980's, which is an hour long, and shows many view of the people and "goings on" around the island.
www.pl8s.com /t/tris.htm   (416 words)

  
 Noonsite: Tristan da Cunha
No person may land at Nightingale, Alex or Stoltenhoff Islands without first clearing at Tristan and then obtaining permission from the Administrator.
The guide must be picked up from Tristan and returned the same day before nightfall.
Anyone wishing to walk up the mountain on Tristan must also be accompanied by a local guide.
www.noonsite.com /Countries/TristandaCunha?rc=Formalities   (191 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Tristan da Cunha and the neighbouring islands of Nightingale, Inaccessible and Gough comprise the Tristan da Cunha group.
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world lying 2778 kilometres west of Cape Town.
Tristan da Cunha was discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese navigator Tristao da Cunha.
www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965253085   (191 words)

  
 A Former Administrator Dispels Tristan's Myths - Tristan da Cunha News
Brian Baldwin, (BB) the Administrator on Tristan da Cunha and his wife, visited the Falklands for the first time in November 2000.
This training programme is actually funded from the UK will take at least three to four people a year from Tristan to either St. Helena or to the UK and the training will be basically organised on a work-experience sort of basis.
Tristan : A Former Administrator Dispels Tristan's Myths
www.tristantimes.com /art_505_32_9.html   (191 words)

  
 tristan
The present Administrator on Tristan da Cunha, Brian Baldwin, recently informed me that there are no television broadcasts on the island.
Zettersten (1969) used the interviews for his analysis of the English of Tristan da Cunha.
The reference to “island dialects elsewhere” in this quotation may very well include that of Tristan da Cunha, a South Atlantic island situated 1900 miles west of Cape Town.
www.let.leidenuniv.nl /hsl_shl/tristan.htm   (3112 words)

  
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch : GOLF ON TRISTAN DA CUNHA: COW PASTURE POOL AT ITS BEST @ HighBeam Research
Tristan da Cunha is a remote British island in the South Atlantic, one of the most difficult places in the world to get to.
Tristan da Cunha's nine-hole golf course is a cow pasture with nine holes placed seemingly at random.
But it wasn't until he visited country No. 309, Tristan da Cunha, that he saw a man roll a putt between a cow's legs on a golf course.
static.highbeam.com /s/stlouispostdispatch/february071999/golfontristandacunhacowpasturepoolatitsbest/index.html   (3112 words)

  
 flag of Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of Saint Helena) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
Unusually it's not limited to Tristan, which reflects the position of Tristan as a dependency of Saint Helena, where the Administrator can also use his flag, and even more uniquely at Tristan House in Cape Town, the mainland office/residence of Tristan in South Africa.
This flag to be used in the presence of the Administrator, or acting Administrator, on land and at sea.
You might think that Sunday is a bit of an odd day to introduce a new flag, but if you live on an island whose only physical contact with the rest of the world is by ocean-going ship, then sailing schedules mean more than days of the week!
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/sh-tc.html   (1503 words)

  
 Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of Saint Helena)
This flag to be used in the presence of the Administrator, or acting Administrator, on land and at sea.
Prior to adoption of current flag in 2002, the correct flags were the Union Flag and the St. Helena flag.
This flag to be used on land and at sea as a courtesy ensign.
flagspot.net /flags/sh-tc.html   (1480 words)

  
 Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
The Governor is represented on Ascension by the Administrator.
www.ascension-island.gov.ac   (98 words)

  
 CAPS: Rockhopper Penguins
The Captive Animals' Protection Society has criticised the capture of 146 Rockhopper Penguins ( Eudyptes chrysocome) from Nightingale Island, part of the UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
The capture, which was given permission by the Administrator of Tristan and the British Foreign Office was undertaken by notorious South African wildlife dealer John Visser.
Rockhopper Penguins are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of threatened species because of the rapid decline of several populations.
www.captiveanimals.org /zoos/penguins.htm   (98 words)

  
 Tristan da Cunha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tristan da Cunha is a remote island in the south Atlantic Ocean, at latitude 37.08°S, longitude 12.28°W. It is a dependency of St.
However, the great wealth he earned selling elephant seal oil to passing ships is supposedly still hidden somewhere on Tristan da Cunha.
Visiting info (http://website.lineone.net/~sthelena/tristaninfo.htm) put together by the former British administrator
www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tristan_da_Cunha   (833 words)

  
 Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
The group of islands is presided over by a single Governor who is resident on St Helena.
www.ascension-island.gov.ac   (98 words)

  
 Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
The group of islands is presided over by a single Governor who is resident on St Helena.
www.ascension-island.gov.ac   (98 words)

  
 Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
The group of islands is presided over by a single Governor who is resident on St Helena.
www.ascension-island.gov.ac   (98 words)

  
 Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory which, together with St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, forms a single territorial grouping under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
The Governor is represented on Ascension by the Administrator.
Ascension Island is located just south of the equator in the South Atlantic Ocean.
www.ascension-island.gov.ac   (98 words)

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