Tristan da Cunha, Great Britain
From series “The Most Inaccessible Spots of the Planet”
The path to the Tristar da Cunha archipelago is also complicated. Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited archipelago on earth. The islands of the archipelago are located in the South Atlantic. The coasts of the Republic of South Africa are located 2 816 km from the archipelago. On the largest island of the archipelago, about 300 people live, whose surface is 98 sq km. It must be mentioned that there is no airport in the archipelago, so you can reach it exclusively by sea.
The archipelago is of volcanic origin and has been formed according to versions of the scientists about 1 million years ago. The main attraction of the distant islands is the unique nature. The main inhabitants of this picturesque area are the rare birds and insects. There are no mammals on the islands. The number of rare birds and endemic plants is simply huge. Here you can see the smallest flightless bird - the Atlantis.
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