Less than 300 people live on Tristan da Cunha. (Image: Getty ) NASA has just shared new satellite images of Tristan da Cunha, which has been called the most remote inhabited island in the world.

Tristan da Cunha is estimated to be about 200,000 years old, born from volcanic activity of nearby islands. Its last volcanic eruption in October 1961 led to the evacuation of most of its inhabitants.

There's one police cell and one police officer on the island of Tristan da Cunha. And that's just plenty. After all, it's not like anyone can escape - it's the world's most remote inhabited island ...

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.

In this video, we'll take a closer look at the story of Tristan da Cunha. We'll find out how the people live in isolation, what life is like on this remote island, and how they’ve managed to ...

Kelly Green, 34, of Eastbourne, England, decided to move to the remotest island on the planet - Tristan Da Cunha - in 2013. There, she met her husband who she shares two children with.

When a long-dormant volcano spewed molten rock over their windswept Atlantic island in October 1961, the 260 inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha were rescued and brought to never-had-it-so-good Britain.

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.