Stoltenhoff Island is a small uninhabited island in the

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, part of the Nightingale Islands. It is the smallest of the Nightingale Islands, and is to the northwest of Nightingale Island itself. They are governed as part of

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascensi ...

, an archipelago and part of the

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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory located in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and the archipelago of Tri ...

. The island is part of the Nightingale Islands group

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(IBA), identified as such by

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as a breeding site for

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

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Islands of Tristan da Cunha Uninhabited islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Important Bird Areas of Saint Helena Seabird colonies {{TristandaCunha-geo-stub

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