Every inhabitant of Tristan da Cunha—269, at last count—lives in the island's only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Established in the early 19th century, the village is located on the ...

A volcano erupted on the remote island of Tristan de Cunha in 1961. All 260 island residents were forced to flee the British territory in the South Atlantic. Islanders settled in Pendell army camp ...

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.

Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Today, it's home to a tiny and extremely isolated farming community.

View Larger Map Tristan da Cuhna defines the statement "middle of nowhere" at 1500 miles from African and South American continents. A remote island group right in the middle of the Southern Atlantic ...

Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the most isolated inhabited archipelago on the planet, making its 242 residents quite self-sufficent.

A volcano erupted on the remote island of Tristan de Cunha in 1961. All 260 island residents were forced to flee the British territory in the South Atlantic. Islanders settled in Pendell army camp ...