Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
"The Settlement" | |
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![]() Location on Tristan da Cunha | |
Coordinates: 37°4′2.2″S 12°18′36″W / 37.067278°S 12.31000°W | |
Sovereign state | ![]() |
British overseas territory | ![]() |
Island | ![]() |
First inhabited | 1816 |
Named | 1971 |
Founded by | William Glass |
Named for | Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh |
Capital of | Tristan da Cunha |
Population (January 2020) | |
• Total | 312 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Area code | +88 |
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]