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.

Today, I watched as 750 oil-soaked penguins were collected off Nightingale Island and removed to nearby Tristan da Cunha where they will be cleaned with detergent and hot water.

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 ...

Oil-slicked northern Rockhopper penguins were being collected and taken off three Tristan da Cunha islands to the main island to be ... The MS Oliva ran aground on Nightingale Island on March 16 ...

Tristan da Cunha: Island at the End of the World. This month's great read selected by our editors: Everything is off the beaten track on the world’s most remote inhabited island.

Tristan da Cunha’s origin story is as fascinating as its geography. Discovered in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha, the island was later settled by a mix of nationalities, including ...

Balancing Faraway Life on Tristan da Cunha On the world’s most remote inhabited island, the connection between conservation and survival is difficult to ignore. ... The entire population evacuated, ...

Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island, has awarded its prized lobster concession to Fortuna Ltd, a British Overseas Territory-based company with global seafood operations.

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.