单词 | tristan da cunha |
释义 | Tristan da Cunha in British English (də ˈkuːnjə) noun a group of four small volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about halfway between South Africa and South America: comprises the main island of Tristan and the uninhabited islands of Gough, Inaccessible, and Nightingale; discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha; annexed to Britain in 1816; whole population of Tristan evacuated for two years after the volcanic eruption of 1961. Pop: 264 (2010 est). Area: about100 sq km (40 sq miles) Tristan da Cunha in American English (ˌtrɪstən də ˈkunjə) group of four British islands in the South Atlantic, administered as a dependency of St. Helena: 38 sq mi (98 sq km); pop. c. 300 Word lists with volcano |
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