Inaccessible Island

Inaccessible Island
	Inaccessible Island's location in relation to Tristan da Cunha
Geography
Location	South Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	37°18′S 12°41′W / 37.30°S 12.68°W
Archipelago	Tristan da Cunha
Area	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Administration
	United Kingdom
	St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, x
Designated	1995 (41st session)
Reference no.	740
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	20 November 2008
Reference no.	1869

Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the island is 12.65 km² (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active approximately one million years ago and is now extinct.^[2]

Inaccessible Island is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, which is part of the overseas territory of the United Kingdom known as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha itself is accessible only by sea via a seven-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa, and the harbour on Inaccessible Island allows access for only a few days of the year.^[3] Access to Inaccessible Island must be granted by the local government office.^[4]

^ "Inaccessible Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Global Volcanism Program | Inaccessible Island". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
^ " ...it's really only possible to land on Inaccessible Island for a week or so each year, probably around December and January." (Atlas Obscura)
^ Cite error: The named reference AO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Inaccessible Island". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[2] "Global Volcanism Program | Inaccessible Island". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.

[3] " ...it's really only possible to land on Inaccessible Island for a week or so each year, probably around December and January." (Atlas Obscura)

[AO-4] Cite error: The named reference AO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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