Talk:Tristan da Cunha
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[edit] Potatoes
Apparently this place is famous for its potatoes, the finest in the world- someone please elaborate on this (I heard a potato expert raving about them on NPR)
Shouldn't something be said about the novel by Raoul Schrott?
- Depends what the novel is and what relation it has to the island. Feel free to add something if you feel it's relevant. Worldtraveller 22:49, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- "Tristan da Cunha. Oder Die Hälfte der Erde" is quite an amazin novel and tells alot about the island. But, as far as I can tell, it has never been translated to English. So it is probably not that interesting for readers of the English Wikipedia. 84.137.78.41 21:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Flora and fauna
Surprised that there is so little on the flora and fauna of the islands. Considering how remote they are, with a mild climate, I would expect them to have some very unusual birds at least.
[edit] Area figure
Is it just me, or is the conversion between the figures for square miles and square kilometers not even close to correct? My calculator tells me that 120.9 mi2 is equal to 313.1 km2. Am I crazy? Is my calculator broken?
[edit] Allan Crawford
Interesting obituary of Allan Crawford in today's Daily Telegraph. He had a long association with Tristan da Cunha so perhaps some be incorporated into the article about the island? --jmb 11:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Tristan stamp.jpg
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BetacommandBot 04:46, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Virus Outbreak
I just read there's a virus outbreak on the island, causing severe breathing problems. Anybody know any details? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7126563.stm -OOPSIE- 11:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mobile phone network
What mobile phone network do they use, and what about internet access? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.171.109 (talk) 21:28, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
