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Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago of five islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is the island of Tristan da Cunha itself and the second-largest the remote bird haven Gough Island. It forms part of a wider territory called Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Saint Helena and Ascension Island. ==Location and description== This archipelago, 1500 miles (2500 km) from the continents of Africa and South America, is one of the most remote inhabited places on earth. It consists of the following islands: * the main island Tristan da Cunha and its surrounding islands * * Tristan da Cunha, the main island and largest () area: * * Inaccessible Island area: * * Nightingale Islands area: * * * Nightingale Island area: * * * Middle Island area: * * * Stoltenhoff Island area: * Gough Island (''Diego Alvarez'') area: important as the largest undisturbed cool-temperate island habitat in the South Atlantic Ocean. The main island is quite mountainous; the only flat area is the location of the capital, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, on the northwest coast. The highest point is a volcano called Queen Mary's Peak ; it is covered by snow in winter and is listed as an ultra prominent peak. Tristan da Cunha is thought to have been formed by a long-lived centre of upwelling magma called the Tristan hotspot. The climate is marine cool-temperate with small temperature differences between summer and winter (11.3° - 14.5°) and between day and night. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geography of Tristan da Cunha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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