| LC control no. | n 95116212 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Tristan da Cunha |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Tristan da Cunha |
| Variant(s) | Tristan da Cunha Group Tristan da Cunha Islands Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha) |
| See also | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Associated country | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Associated place | South Atlantic Ocean |
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| Found in | Encyc. Brit. (Group name for three volcanic islands (Tristan, Inaccessible, Nightingale); Gough Island is also associated with the group; dependency of British colony of St. Helena; a local government council, which can enact by-laws and levy taxes, was formed in Nov. 1969) BGN, 12/4/95 (Tristan da Cunha, PCLD, 37°15ʹ00ʺS, 12°30ʹ00ʺW) Wikipedia, August 21, 2020 (Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean; constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; territory consists of the inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, which has a diameter of roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and an area of 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi), and the wildlife reserves of Gough Island and Inaccessible Island and the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands; 37°15ʹS 12°25ʹW) The world factbook, via WWW, August 21, 2020 (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha; islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena; conventional long form: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; conventional short form: none; 3 administrative areas: Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha; Tristan da Cunha island group coordinates: 37 15 S, 12 30 W) The Constitution of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, via WWW, viewed August 21, 2020: page 2 (the territory of St Helena and Dependencies shall be called St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) page 15 (while separate territories, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha form a single territorial grouping under the Crown) <http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Constitution-of-St-Helena-Ascension-and-Tristan-da-Cunha.pdf> GEOnet names server, August 21, 2020 (Tristan da Cunha (approved); first-order administrative division, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; 37°15ʹ00ʺS, 012°30ʹ00ʺW (-37.25, -12.5); also lists Tristan da Cunha Group, variant: Tristan da Cunha Islands, islands, first-order administrative division: Tristan da Cunha, geopolitical entity name: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 37°15ʹ00ʺS, 012°30ʹ00ʺW (-37.25, -12.5); and also Tristan da Cunha, variants: Tristan, Tristan Island, island, first-order administrative division: Tristan da Cunha, geopolitical entity name: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 37°06ʹ21ʺS, 012°16ʹ58ʺW (-37.105732, -12.282842)) |
| Geographic area code | lstd--- SH-TA |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85137923 |
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