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	TRISTAN DA CUNHA - LoveToKnow Article on TRISTAN DA CUNHA
		The rocks of Tristan da Cunha are felspathic basalt, dolerite, augite-andesite, sideromelane and palagonite; some specimens of the basalt have porphyritic augite.
		The inhabitants had of necessity made their settlement on the plain on the north-west of Tristan; here a number of substantial stone cottages and a church were built.
		During Greens reign the economic condition of Tristan was considerably affected by the desertion of the neighboring seas by the whalers; this was largely due to the depredations of the Confederate cruisers Alabama and Shenandoah during the American Civil War, many whaling boats being captured and burnt by them.
	37.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TR/TRISTAN_DA_CUNHA.htm (1824 words)

	Tristan da Cunha
		Tristan da Cunha is a forbidding and bleak volcano, 38 square miles in area, and rising some 6760 feet from the ocean.
		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.
	www.simon-jones.org.uk /articles/tristan_da_cunha.htm (1053 words)

	Tristan da Cunha Thesis @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		The territory consists of the main island, Tristan da Cunha (98 km²), as well as several uninhabited islands: Inaccessible Island and the Nightingale Islands.
		A postage stamp issued by Tristan da Cunha commemorating the sighting of the islands in 1506.
	higherpower.org /encyclopedia/Tristan_da_Cunha (962 words)

	Tristan da Cunha
		Tristan lies in the Roaring Forties, and the weather is liable to sudden drastic changes, and is often violent.
		Tristan was seldom visited during the following centuries, but, as with Ascension, it became strategically important with the exile of Napoleon to St. Helena and the British formally annexed Tristan in August 1816.
		Munch, P.A. Crisis in utopia; the ordeal of Tristan da Cunha.
	ags.ou.edu /~bweaver/Ascension/tdc.htm (798 words)

	Tristan da Cunha island group
		Tristan Island, 111 km², the youngest island in the group (1 million years), is still considered active with the most recent eruption occurring in 1961-62.
		Tristan consists of a 2060 m high conical volcanic peak with steep inclines that fall away to a more evenly inclined area of 600 m to 900 m in elevation.
		Gough Island, not fomally a member of the Tristan da Cunha Group, lies 425 km southeast of Tristan Island and is composed of volcanic lavas and ash.
	www.ndsu.nodak.edu /subantarctic/tristan_da_cunha_group_and_gough.htm (521 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tristan Da Cunha-Gough Islands shrub and grasslands (AT0803)
		Tristan da Cunha is the most isolated inhabited island in the world, located 2,778 km to the west of the nearest mainland of Cape Town, South Africa.
		The Tristan da Cunha Island Group (37° 06' S, 12° 18' W) is an archipelago of five volcanic islands resting on the east slope of the mid-Atlantic ridge, midway between Africa and South America.
		The Tristan da Cunha and Gough archipelagos are oceanic islands that are isolated to the extent that resident taxa have undergone remarkable speciation.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0803_full.html (2407 words)

	Tristan da Cunha
		Tristan was discovered in 1506 by Tristao da Cunha, who, though he could not land, named the island after himself.
		Tristan's Peak rises some 6700 feet and consists of cinder and other volcanic rock and is invariably covered in snow in winter.
		Throughout the nineteenth century the population slowly increased with several shipwrecked sailors but it was not until the early twentieth century, when 2 Tristan men married 2 Irish Girls new blood was introduced in the female line.
	users.zetnet.co.uk /johnfirth/tristan.html (568 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tristan Da Cunha-Gough Islands shrub and grasslands (AT0803)
		Tristan Island is the youngest island in the group, at one million years, and is still considered volcanically active with its most recent eruption occurring in 1961-62.
		Tristan Islanders speak a distinct dialect of English that reflects their origins in Georgian England but is also laced with a few early Americanisms.
		Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island are included in the Dependencies of Saint Helena, which is 2,333 km to the north.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0803_full.html (2407 words)

	Tristan da Cunha
		The only habitable part of Tristan is a small plateau at the foot of the cliffs on the northwest side of the island.
		Tristan, like St. Helena and Ascension, is volcanic in origin, as illustrated by the eruption in 1961.
		Tristan was discovered by the Portuguese in 1506, and is named after it's discoverer, Tristao da Cunha.
	home.c2i.net /allan/Tristan_da_cunha.htm (793 words)

	Tristan da Cunha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		However the great wealth he earned elephant seal oil to passing ships is supposedly still somewhere on Tristan da Cunha.
		In 1815 the British formally annexed the islands mostly as a measure ensure that the French couldn't use the as a base for a rescue operation to free Napoleon Bonaparte from his prison on St Helena.
		Crisis in utopia;: The ordeal of Tristan da Cunha
	www.freeglossary.com /Tristan_da_Cunha (671 words)

	Synopsis of Albert Beintema's book on Tristan da Cunha
		Tristan da Cunha, about halfway Cape Town and Buenos Aires, on the edge of the Roaring Forties, is the most isloted inhabited island in the entire world, and can only be reached by schip, a few times a year.
		But, since moorhens from Tristan and Gough were indistinguishable, the author argues that there is a possibility that the birds on Tristan are genuine surviving Island Cocks.
		The book Het Waterhoentje van Tristan da Cunha is divided into two parts: the first part deals with past history and the events leading to the author's visit to Tristan da Cunha, the second part concentrates on his actual visit to the island.
	home.wxs.nl /~beintema/tdcsyn.htm (867 words)

	Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean
		Tristan was discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese navigator, Tristão d'Acunha: he was unable to land, and named the island after himself.
		HMS Challenger visited Tristan in 1873 on her famous voyage of discovery around the world: Nightingale and Inaccessible Islands were surveyed, and the ship took away the two Stoltenhoff brothers who had tried to colonise Inaccessible Island.
		By 1881 the population of Tristan had risen to 110: the visiting Edward Vittery brought a new chaplain, the Reverend Charles Dodgson, brother of the famous British author, Lewis Carroll.
	www.btinternet.com /~sa_sa/tristan_da_cunha/tristan_history.html (1324 words)

	The Best Pelagic Birding in the World - Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island
		Discovered by the Portuguese navigator Tristao da Cunha in 1506, the islands were annexed by Great Britain in 1816, and made a dependency of the British colony of Saint Helena in 1938.
		Tristan Islanders speak a distinct dialect of English that reflects their origins in Georgian England but is also laced with a few early Americanisms, again reflecting the influences of early sailors.
		The Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island are extremely important for three albatross species, the endemic Tristan Albatross (recently split from Wandering Albatross), Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (split from Indian Ocean Yellow-nosed Albatross), and Sooty Albatross.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /TristandaCunha.html (1122 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.
		The name 'Tristan da Cunha' is also used for the archipelago, which consists of the following islands (areas given in km
		The other islands of the group are uninhabited, except for Gough Island Weather Station on the namesake island, which has been operated by South Africa since 1956 (since 1963 at its present location at Transvaal Bay on the Southeast coast), with a staff of 4.
	www.seguin.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tristan_da_Cunha (833 words)

	More about Tristan da Cunha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tristan da Cunha is a small island of volcanic origin, mid-way between South America and South Africa.
		Tristan and the neighbouring, uninhabited, islands of Nightingdale, Inaccessible and Gough, support large colonies of sea birds in an oceanic and temperate climate.
		Tristan da Cunha was garrisoned and possessed by the British in 1816.
	website.lineone.net /~sthelena/tristan.htm (314 words)

	Tristan da Cunha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As the eruption waned, an elongate lava dome grew and sealed the vent.
		Inaccessible Island, 35 km southwest of Tristan, is the relic of an older volcanic cone.
		Nigtingale Island, and nearby Middle and Stoltenhoff Islands, are 34 km south-southwest of Tristan.
	ags.ou.edu /~bweaver/Ascension/tdc-geol.htm (326 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Helena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tristan da Cunha: The island group consists of the islands of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough.
		Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena.
		Tristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/sh.html (1149 words)

	LICENSE PLATES ON LINE! .... Tristan da Cunha
		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'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.
		It's doubtful that any "hand painted" flat TDC plates are authentic, and should probably be considered "island handicrafts" by collectors, even if they appear to have been used.
	www.pl8s.com /t/tris.htm (416 words)

	The South Atlantic and Subantarctic Islands Pages
		Tristan da Cunha, often called "The Lonely Island" is the remotest inhabited island on earth.
		There are five islands in the Tristan archipelago, Tristan, Inaccessible, Nightingale, Middle and Stoltenhoff.
		Tristan da Cunha is the tip of an ancient volcano, projecting from waters 615 metres deep (over 2,000 feet) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
	www.btinternet.com /~sa_sa/tristan_da_cunha/tristan_da_cunha.html (133 words)

	Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of Saint Helena)
		Tristan da Cunha is a dependency of St. Helena.
		Lambert pronounced himself sovereign of Tristan da Cunha and a proclamation was printed in the Boston Gazette of 18 July 1811.
		It is said that "he called Tristan da Cunha "Island of Rest", pronounced himself emperor, and adopted a green flag, with 5 diamonds and 4 half-diamonds, which were blue and red.
	www.fotw.net /flags/sh-tc.html (1480 words)

	Tristan da Cunha
		Tristan da Cunha consists of a group of volcanic islands situated on the Walvis ridge, just off the mid-Atlantic ridge at latitude 39° south and longitude 12° west.
		Tristan, the main island is a near perfect volcanic cone approximately 6,700 feet high.
		The settlement on Tristan is known as Edinburgh, named after a previous Duke of Edinburgh, and is situated on a small coastal plain beneath 2000 foot cliffs.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /davidbrobinson/tristan/tristan.htm (734 words)

	TRISTAN DA CUNHA - Online Information article about TRISTAN DA CUNHA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Alvarez lies in the South Atlantic in 40° 20' S., 9° 44' W., and is 250 M. of Tristan da Cunha and some 1500 m.
		Barrow, Three Years in Tristan da Cunha (London, 1910) ; H. Moseley, Notes by a Naturalist on the " Challenger " (new ed., London, 1892) ; F. and G. Stoltenhoff, " Two Years on Inaccessible," in Cape Monthly Mag.
		relating to Tristan da Cunha published by the British government, see especially reports issued in 1897, 1903, 1906—which gives a detailed account of the island and islanders—and 1907.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TOO_TUM/TRISTAN_DA_CUNHA.html (3110 words)

	Tristan da Cunha 1970's Flag Proposal
		Tristão da Cunha, member of the noble family of the Cunhas, Lords of Gestaçó and Penajoia, was great grandson of Gil Vaz da Cunha, son of Vasco Martins da Cunha, Lord of Tábua and his wife D.Beatriz Lopes de Albergaria.
		The Cunhas of Tábua used quarterly the arms of Cunhas and Albergarias, and in the same way the Cunhas of Gestaçó, as we can see it in a portrait of Nuna da Cunha, governor of India and son of our Tristão da Cunha.
		The I and IV quarters are the canting arms of Cunhas, and the II and III are the arms of Soares de Albergaria, considering the bordure, that are silver a cross flory "empty" gules and in orle nine escutcheons azure charged each one of them with five roundels silver in saltire.
	flagspot.net /flags/sh-tc74.html (1591 words)

	Island Vulnerability, Overseas Territories, United Kingdom
		The direct consequences affect only the local people of Tristan da Cunha but indirect effects are global because the loss of a species or the collapse of a local fishery affects ecologies far beyond the local area where these phenomena may occur.
		The people of Tristan da Cunha can alter their own behaviour, such as ensuring that their own waste disposal practices do not affect other islands, but they can do little on their own to stop others engaging in poor practices near their island.
		Whether or not its isolation, and the interest in Tristan da Cunha due to its isolation, assist or hinder the reduction of global vulnerability is yet to be seen.
	www.islandvulnerability.org /otuk.html (4725 words)

	Tristan da Cunha articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tristan da Cunha TRISTAN DA CUNHA [Tristan da Cunha], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America.
		The only habitable island of the group is Tristan da Cunha (1999 pop.
		Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, it comprises the British dependency of St. Helena (2005 est.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/13061.html (205 words)

	Tristan da Cunha - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tristan da Cunha, group of five small volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, administered as part of the British dependency of St Helena.
		St Helena (island), part of the British dependency of St Helena (which also includes Ascension and the Tristan da Cunha group), in the South Atlantic...
		Ascension (island), part of the British dependency of St Helena (which also includes St Helena and the Tristan da Cunha group), in the South Atlantic...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Tristan_da_Cunha.html (168 words)

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