Tristan Island

Tristan Island is a small rocky 1.1 km west of and 0.3 km north of the west point on . Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Antarctic island
  • Also known as: Tristan, Ile

Tristan Island

Latitude
-66.73472° or 66° 44′ 5″ south
Longitude
140.9° or 140° 54′ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
3R527V8X+4X
Geo­Names ID
6627009
Wiki­data ID
Q6940555
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Tristan Island” goes by many names.
  • Breton: Enez Tristan
  • Breton: Tristan Island
  • Cebuano: Tristan
  • Chinese: 特里斯坦島
  • Dutch: Tristan Island
  • Esperanto: Tristaninsulo (Antarkto)
  • Esperanto: Tristaninsulo
  • German: Île Tristan
  • Japanese: トリスタン島
  • Swedish: Tristan Island, Antarktis
  • Swedish: Tristan

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tristan Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.