Tristan da cunha

Tristan da Cunha is a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean lying 2,816 kilometers from the nearest land, South Africa, and 3,...

It takes seven full days at sea to reach this volcanic island, which is the most remote one on the planet.

I travelled to Tristan da Cunha - The worlds most remote island - It's beautifully isolated

Not a single ship visited Tristan da Cunha from 1909 until 1919, until the HMS Yarmouth finally stopped by to inform the islanders of the outcome of World War I. Accessible on by sea, Tristan da Cunha is in fact an archipelago, the remotest inhabited one in the world, although only the main island w

Tristan da Cunha is the main island in the Tristan group, and home to its only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.

This was the first picture I took on Tristan and it's still my favourite because I think it shows in graphic detail just how close people are living to the lava, the volcano and their possible destruction. This is life on a slag heap with the union flag flying defiantly against all the odds.

Our writer was one of the first travellers in years to set foot on Tristan da Cunha, 1,732 miles from the modern world

It takes seven full days at sea to reach this volcanic island, which is the most remote one on the planet.

The world's most isolated inhabited island also has some of the world's strangest toponyms.

Tristan da Cunha, a part of the British overseas territory Saint Helena and a true sub-tropical heaven. The island sits in between South Africa and South America, 1,491 miles (2,400 kilometres) from the former and 2,088 miles (3,360 km) from the latter. It’s closest neighbour with actual residents is Saint Helena, which is located a whole 1,243 miles away.