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What is the currency in Tristan da Cunha?
Tristan does not have the facilities to accept credit cards, only hard currency (British Sterling). Sterling is the currency used on the Island. There is a small bank that can exchange currency but supply is limited.
What is the average temperature in Tristan da Cunha?
The average annual temperature in Tristan da Cunha is a mild 14.8 degrees Celsius (58.6 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature range in January is typically 15.4 to 20.4 degrees Celsius (59.7 to 68.7 degrees Fahrenheit).
Is there Internet in Tristan da Cunha?
Internet access was available in Tristan da Cunha from 1998 to 2006, but its high cost made it almost unaffordable for the local population, who primarily used it only to send email. Since 2006, a very-small-aperture terminal has provided 3072 kbit/s of publicly accessible bandwidth via an internet cafe.
Does Tristan da Cunha have a flag?
The flag is a blue ensign design, defaced with the coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha — a Tristan longboat above a Naval Crown, with a central shield decorated with four yellow-nosed albatrosses and flanked by two Tristan rock lobsters.
How much does it cost to get to Tristan da Cunha?
A return ticket on Agulhas is about US$1,300, a return ticket on one of the fishing vessels is US$800. Schedules and further information is available on the official Tristan da Cunha website.
What’s the weather like in Tristan da Cunha?
At Tristan Da Cunha, the summers are short, comfortable, windy, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, cool, wet, extremely windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F to 71°F and is rarely below 47°F or above 76°F.
Which is cooler Gough Island or Tristan da Cunha?
Gough Island lies in the ‘Roaring Forties’ at latitude 40 ° S and is cooler (annual mean 11.3 °C) and wetter (annual mean 3397mm = twice as wet as Tristan!). UV index is just as high in summer as in Cape Town and much higher than South-East England all the year round.
Which is warmer Nightingale Island or Tristan da Cunha?
As a result Sandy Point, at the eastern extremity of Tristan is drier and warmer than the Settlement as it experiences a ‘rain shadow’ effect. Nightingale Island reaches only 370 metres above sea level, so orographic uplift is far less than Tristan, so the island is generally drier and warmer.