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Tristan Da Cunha

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The largest of three small islands lying out in the South Atlantic, about 1300 m. SW. of St. Helena; 20 m. in circumference; taken possession of by the British in 1817, and utilised as a military and naval station during Napoleon's captivity on St. Helena; now occupied by a handful of people, who lead a simple, communistic life.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tristan Da Cunha'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tristan-da-cunha.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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