Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
"The Settlement"
Map
Location on Tristan da Cunha
Coordinates: 37°4′2.2″S 12°18′36″W / 37.067278°S 12.31000°W / -37.067278; -12.31000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
British overseas territory Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Island Tristan da Cunha
First inhabited1816
Named1971
Founded byWilliam Glass
Named forAlfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Capital ofTristan da Cunha
Population
 (January 2020)
 • Total
312
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Area code+88
Road map of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the only settlement on the island of Tristan da Cunha, a part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Locally, it is referred to as The Settlement or The Village.[1]

  1. ^ Saint Helena Independent Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 25 March 2011 p. 3