Yep, that’s a nice quiet little village in the UK, except for one problem.
It’s 38 square miles in the middle of nowhere.
No, it’s REALLY in the middle of nowhere. Here’s an aerial view:
Click on that image and it’ll take you to Google Maps. Zoom out click-by-click for awesome.
Another problem is that the native population of Tristan da Cunha (±300) is anything but diverse. Due to it’s remote location (and the difficulty getting there – it has no airport – and the sea voyage takes a week) the genetics of the locals make them prone to asthma, glaucoma and other inherited maladies. Some have noted that over just a handful of generations the inhabitants tend to look a lot alike as well. Eventually it’ll become an island of twins/triplets/quadruplets, etc, all speaking a dialect of English that few may understand.
We may have posted about this mini paradise before, but so what. We always enjoy revisiting the cool and the awesome on The Overnight Open Thread.
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[OT Update – If you haven’t seen this vid posted on HotAir, you just gotta. An Occupy minion meets up with a couple of folks who grew up in the USSR. A polite education happens.]
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Overnight Open Thread, Tristan da Cunha, Update, USSR
