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Tristan da Cunha Group (island group) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 15 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -37.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -12.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in the south Atlantic Ocean, comprises 5 volcanic islands; visited in 1506, annexed by Britain in 1816; part of Saint Helena from 1938, although given equal status with Ascencion and Saint Helena in 2009; volcanic eruption forced evacuation in 1961, though people returned in 1963. |
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| Tristan da Cunha Group (preferred,C,V)
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| Tristan da Cunha (C,V)
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| Tristan da Cunha Islands (C,V)
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| Île Tristan da Cunha (C,U,French)
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| Tristão da Cunha (C,U,Portuguese)
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| Острова Тристан-да-Кунья (C,U,Russian)
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| island group (preferred, C) |
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| dependency (H) |
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of Britain's Saint Helena, from 1938-2009 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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