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In the Atlantic Ocean is an island called Tristan da Cunha (KOO-nah). About 240 people live there. So do about 300 cows, 500 sheep, and a whole lot of penguins.
There’s no airport on Tristan. Every month or so, a boat brings visitors. The boat also brings mail and supplies.
The nearest town is on an island 1,514 miles away. That makes the people of Tristan the most
Life on Tristan has never been easy. The British tried to build a base for soldiers there in 1816. It didn’t work. But one soldier and his family got a few people to stay.
Those people slowly built a
Today, nearly everyone on Tristan is a farmer or a fisherman. The island’s main
In 1961, a volcano on the island
Life on Tristan started with a promise to share everything. And in 200 years, not much has changed.