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  Articles - Tristan da Cunha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tristan da Cunha is a group of remote islands in the south South Atlantic Ocean, 2816 km (1750 miles) from South Africa and 3360 km (2088 miles) from South America.
Tristan da Cunha has its own legislation, but the law of Saint Helena applies to the extent that it is not inconsistent with local law, in so far as it is suitable for local circumstances and subject to such modifications as local circumstances make necessary.
The main settlement is Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (known locally as "The Settlement").
www.zdiamond.net /articles/Tristan_da_Cunha   (1122 words)

  
 Tristan da Cunha Encyclopedia Article @ KingSized.com (King Sized)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tristan da Cunha is a group of remote islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2816 km (1750 miles) from South Africa and 3360 km (2088 miles) from South America.
A postage stamp issued by Tristan da Cunha commemorating the sighting of the islands in 1506.
Tristan da Cunha is the nesting place of Tristan (Wandering) Albatrosses.
www.kingsized.com /encyclopedia/Tristan_da_Cunha   (1559 words)

  
 Saint Helena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A visit by the Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II to Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha thrust the remote islands back into the limelight.
A volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha in 1961 forced the evacuation of the entire population to the UK, although they were able to return in 1963.
Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha at 2,060 m is the highest peak.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Helena   (1694 words)

  
 Edinburgh - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Whilst Edinburgh's population is ageing a very large and transient population of young students studying at the universities in the city offset this demographic problem somewhat.
Edinburgh is the country's most popular tourist destination in terms of visitor numbers, and the second most popular in the UK after London, with numbers growing substantially each year, particularly in the budget travel and backpacking sector, assisted by the growth of Edinburgh Airport and direct raillinks to the rest of the country.
Edinburgh (the chief settlement of Tristan da Cunha)
www.voyager.in /Edinburgh   (3603 words)

  
 United_Kingdom
The capital city is Edinburgh, the centre of which is a World Heritage Site.
Wales is mostly mountainous, the highest peak being Snowdon at 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level.
Saint Helena (Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha)
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_kingdom.html   (4360 words)

  
 Mark Stoneking - Publications
Conformational mutation in human mtDNA detected by direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA.
In: The Human Revolution: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Humans, P. Mellars and C. Stringer (eds.), Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, pp.
The founding mitochondrial DNA lineages of Tristan da Cunha islanders.
email.eva.mpg.de /~stonekg/files/publications.htm   (2941 words)

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