Tristan da Cunha, or Tristan for short, comprises six volcanic islands that sit 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) southwest of St. Helena island, another British outpost in the Atlantic.

In today's globalized era, secluded destinations still exist that are not easily accessible. The island of Tristan da Cunha ...

The six-by-six-mile volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha (the main island of an archipelago bearing the same name) sits in the remote waters of the South Atlantic, roughly equidistant from South ...

The government of Tristan da Cunha, a four-island archipelago of about 250 people, has announced that it will be protecting approximately 700,000 square kilometers of its waters.

Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, has created a marine protection zone to safeguard wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic three times the size of the United Kingdom.

The new sanctuary is the result of a collaboration between the Tristan da Cunha and U.K. governments, and a number of other conservation groups, including RSPB, which has worked in the region for ...

Discovered in 1506 by Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha, this islands is part of the British overseas territory. It was first settled in 1817; the main island is officially called Edinburgh of ...

The establishment of this MPA will fully protect 90 percent of Tristan da Cunha's waters, a total of 265,347 square miles—an area larger than the state of Texas.

Name: Tristan da Cunha Location: South Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: -37.10837644054316, -12.287346670465638 Why it's incredible: The group of islands is the most remote inhabited location on Earth.