Middle Island (Tristan da Cunha)
Middle Island | ||
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Middle Iceland and Stoltenhoff Iceland from Nightingale Iceland of view |
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Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Tristan da Cunha | |
Geographical location | 37 ° 24 '40 " S , 12 ° 28' 46" W | |
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length | 560 m | |
width | 370 m | |
surface | 20 ha | |
Highest elevation | 46 m | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Map of Tristan da Cunha with Middle Island |
Middle Island is an approximately 20 hectare small island in the South Atlantic , located between Nightingale Island and Stoltenhoff Island . It is part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and thus belongs to the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha .
The island has always been uninhabited. Its name comes from its location "in the middle" between the islands of Nightingale and Stoltenhoff.