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Tristan da Cunha

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-euang-09001

Image Size 300 DPI: 31 * 47 cm

The island of Tristan da Cunha is located in the southern Atlantic Ocean—more than 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) from the coastline of Antarctica, approximately 2,800 kilometers (1,700 miles) to the southern tip of Africa, and more than 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) from the east coast of South America. The island forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha is a shield volcano, the summit crater, Queen Mary’s Peak, sits at an elevation of 2,060 meters (6,760 feet) above sea level. Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, on the northern coastline is considered to be the most remote permanent settlement on Earth, with its nearest neighbor located 2,173 kilometers (1,347 miles) to the northeast on the island of St. Helena. Astronaut photograph was acquired in july 2018 from the International Space Station (ISS).

Keywords for this photo:

2018 - ATLANTIC OCEAN - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 56 - ISLAND - ISS - TRISTAN DA CUNHA - UNITED KINGDOM - VOLCANO -