Nightingale Islands

The islands are administered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.[3] Originally named "Gebrooken (Broken) island" by the Dutch under Jan Jacobszoon in January 1656, they found no safe anchorage and did not make the first landing until 1696 (most likely by Willem de Vlamingh in August of that year).The Nightingale Islands group has been recognised internationally as part of the Tristan da Cunha Endemic Bird Area (EBA).It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International as a breeding site for seabirds and its endemic landbirds.[6] The islanders of Tristan da Cunha depend on the fish resource to a large extent for food and for bait for the local rock lobster industry.
Map of Tristan da Cunha showing the Nightingale Islands and Inaccessible Island .
Nightingale Island
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