Stoltenhoff Island

Stoltenhoff Island
Tristan da Cunha (St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Location
Location:	37°24’-0"S, 12°28’60"W
Data

Stoltenhoff Island is a small uninhabited island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Nightingale Islands. It is the smallest of the Nightingale Islands, and is to the north west of Nightingale Island itself. They are governed as part of Tristan da Cunha, an archipelago and part of the British overseas territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

The island is part of the Nightingale Islands group “Important Bird Area” identified as such by BirdLife International as a breeding site for seabirds and endemic land birds.

The island is named after the two brothers Gustav and Friedrich Stoltenhoff who tried to settle on nearby Inaccessible Island. Their attempt was abandoned after two difficult years.

Miscellany

Coins of Stoltenhoff Island were struck at Commonwealth Mint in the United Kingdom and declared legal tender by the Government of Tristan da Cunha). This was the cause of some controversy at the time.

Outside links

• Photograph of Stoltenhoff Island