Stoltenhoff Island

They are governed as part of Tristan da Cunha, an archipelago and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.The island is part of the Nightingale Islands group Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International as a breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds.[1] The island is named after the two German brothers, Gustav and Friedrich Stoltenhoff, who tried to settle on nearby Inaccessible Island.Their attempt was abandoned after two difficult years.This article about a location in Tristan da Cunha is a stub.
Map of Tristan da Cunha, showing Stoltenhoff Island
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