Today was a truly remarkable day aboard National Geographic Explorer. We arrived to the Tristan da Cunha island group and landed at Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the community of the namesake island, Tristan da Cunha. This is the world’s most remote inhabited island. It was an extreme pleasure to get the chance to go ashore and explore both the community and the landscape.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 19 Mar 2024
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha , 3/19/2024, National Geographic Explorer
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Brett Garner, Undersea Specialist
Brett is a photographer, marine biologist, and educator from California. He is happiest underwater with camera in hand working to inspire marine conservation. He has worked and traveled extensively throughout the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and the Midd...
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