Tristan da Cunha

Overview

Tristan da Cunha is the name of both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world lying 2,000 kilometres from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena, and 2,400 kilometres from the nearest continental land, South Africa. The territory consists of the main island along with the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible and Gough islands.

Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Tristan da Cunha is not a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) however as an overseas territory falls under UK administration. Tristan da Cunha follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-1. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and the UK Office of Communications - Ofcom is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing