I get my kicks. ... on Phoenix no 26

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:53 am

Ooookaaaay.... this has to be in either the USA or Australia presumably? One of the places where the settlers couldn't be bothered to make up new names anyway.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:56 am

Wrong! Even the most remote parts of Australia, Russia or the USA aren't more than a few hundred miles away from the next remote part.

This place I'm thinking of is over 2,000km from the next nearest town / village (and it's not a space station or anything ridiculous like that).

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Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:26 pm

China?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:30 pm

could it be some sort of research outpost away from the earth's surface, a space station or something?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:32 pm

Nope and nope.

Its full title is "Edinburgh of the 7 seas" which will give you an idea of its location.

It has around 7 families and 300 inhabitants and there have been people living there for the last few hundred years.

JustAnotherClone · Post by **JustAnotherClone** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:33 pm

unknownpseudonym wrote:could it be some sort of research outpost away from the earth's surface, a space station or something?

cardinal richelieu wrote:This place I'm thinking of is over 2,000km from the next nearest town / village (and it's not a space station or anything ridiculous like that).

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:45 pm

Right, is this a proper, on-the-ground settlement, or is something like a bunch of boats lashed together floating out to sea somewhere?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:37 pm

It's a proper fixed settlement, and has been for the last couple o hundred years, except during the 1960s when there was a volcanic eruption and the entire population hopped on a ship to go to Britain.

Once the dust and ash had settled, they all hopped on a ship and went back.

If you hadn't guessed, it's a small island. Any philatelists out there will have heard of it, since the island makes a lot of its income from selling stamps.

darcle · Post by **darcle** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:39 pm

Its a proper island. Its a volvanic island and only a strip of about 9 miles by 1 mile is inhabitable. Their main economy is Crawfish/Lobster.

darcle · Post by **darcle** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:43 pm

The only way to reach the island is a 6 day boat trip from either of 2 different continents and you have to apply to the island's administrator months in advance to be allowed to visit.

Although they do these 1st cover stamps they only way to get the post is when the ships make visits with provisions and passengers about 22 times a year.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:58 pm

Okay it's an island. At least 2000 KM from the coast (as you said that was the nearest settlement) and not in the Pacific. The seven seas bit kind of puts me off the Atlantic, so, Indian Ocean?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:02 pm

wherever it is they must be very, very inbred.
do they, by chance, all have the same surname?

tierra del fuego is wrong on so many counts but that is my guess.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:38 pm

Hang on, it's not Pitcairn is it? Because that is in the Pacific.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:57 pm

It was named after a Portugese explorer (i think)

It's definitely in the Atlantic, half-way between Africa and South America.

There are 7 surnames on the island, and yes, there is a hell of a lot of in-breeding.

darcle · Post by **darcle** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:58 pm

As the cardinal seems to be otherwise engaged, no its not Pitcairn.

UP, yes they do have any of the 7 surnames of the founders plus there are a few ex-pats out there aswell. They dont really look that inbred though...well not from the pictures ive seen anyway!!