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Tristan da Cunha

November 17, 2020
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the isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic Ocean at 687,000 square kilometres. 

About Tristan da Cunha

  • It is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean.
  • This archipelago is lying approximately 1,511 miles (2,432 km) off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa
  • The territory consists of the inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, which has a diameter of roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and an area of 98 square kilometres

  • It is home to the world’s most remote human settlement
  • It is the fourth largest completely protected marine area in the world and the largest in the Atlantic.
  • Now it has joined the UK’s Blue Belt Programme, therefore it will become the largest no-take zone in the Atlantic and the fourth largest on the planet. 
  • This means fishing, mining and any such activities will not be allowed.
  • It  is home to tens of millions of seabirds and several unique land birds that are comparable to the Galapagos island finches
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Source: The Indian Express
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