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Tristan da Cunha is located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean and is the most remote inhabited island in the world. The island and the archipelago of the same name are part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena and are 2,437 km from the island of Saint Helena and 2,810 km from Cape Town. Tristan da Cunha is home to the most isolated inhabited center on Earth: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, where only about 250 inhabitants live. Covid has never reached us, the internet is only available at certain times of the day, there is no mobile phone network at all and the only way to leave the island is on a couple of fishing boats that set sail once a month. Let's find out in this new episode of Earth's Records what kind of place Tristan da Cunha is and how people live isolated from the rest of the world. 00:00 The most remote island in the world 00:27 The volcanic origin of Tristan da Cunha 00:46 The most isolated inhabited center in the world 01:13 What is life like in Tristan da Cunha? 01:48 Which state does the island belong to, who governs it and what language is spoken? 02:15 There is Internet but no mobile network 02:25 Tourism in Tristan da Cunha and the buildings on the island 03:17 The problems caused by isolation 03:43 How do you get to Tristan da Cunha? 04:21 How much does it cost to go there and how long is the journey 04:46 The difficulties in reaching and leaving the island 05:28 How does disembarkation take place? 05:49 The history of the discovery of the island 06:40 The birth of the settlement 07:21 Italians in the most remote inhabited center on the planet Credit: Special thanks to: Camogli Maritime Museum, Gianfranco Repetto and Robin Repetto Camogli Maritime Museum Gianfranco Repetto Robin Repetto Fondo Lajolo Lombardi DisPlore Brian Gratwicke OUR SUGGESTED VIDEOS: • What is the coldest city in the world? ... • Let's tackle the jungle of Colombia ... • What is the smallest state in the world ... • USA, China, Luxembourg: which is the Sta... OUR RECOMMENDED ARTICLES: https://www.geopop.it/tristan-da-cunh... https://www.geopop.it/nuova-isola-vul... #record #curiosity #geopop