THE REMOTEST ISLAND: TRISTAN DA CUNHA
“People imagine us with grass skirts on." — Iris Green, postmistress
Home to to 247 inhabitants who fish lobster, grow potatoes, and hang out at the Albatross Pub, Tristan da Cunha is the world's most remote community. It lies in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, roughly halfway between Argentina and South Africa -- 1,500 miles away from civilization. There is no airport. There is no deep harbor. And only nine, scheduled passages reach to the island annually. (See original story in National Geographic Traveler)
