IN DETAIL

Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island. It was first permanently settled in 1816 and its population has undergone many highs and lows over the years, ranging from royal visits to a volcanic eruption. Together with its associated islands (Inaccessible, Nightingale, and Gough), Tristan also supports some of the most important seabird colonies in the world, being home to many millions of albatrosses, penguins, shearwaters and petrels. If you’d like to learn more about the natural and unnatural history of this fascinating dot in the ocean, please come along.

Mike Fraser is an ornithologist and (when time permits) writer and has published four books on the natural history of South Africa’s Cape Floral Kingdom, a subject that he described in a talk to ENHS last year.

The Basics

Tristan da Cunha - the loneliest isle

The Guide Hall, 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh

Speaker: Mike Fraser.

Leader: Wilma Harper.