Stoltenhoff Island

Stoltenhoff Island is a small, uninhabited islet in the Nightingale Islands group of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. It is one of the minor rocky islands forming the Nightingale subgroup.

The island provides steep cliffs and rocky shorelines that support seabird colonies and marine wildlife; there are no visitor facilities or infrastructure. Landings are infrequent and normally done only from private boats by experienced crews.

Geologically the island is volcanic and, like the other Nightingale Islands, has remained uninhabited in historic times and primarily functions as wildlife habitat. There is no recorded permanent human settlement.

Stoltenhoff Island lies in the South Atlantic about the same island group as Nightingale and Middle Islands, roughly tens of kilometres south of the main Tristan da Cunha island. The surrounding waters are remote and exposed.

• Wildlife: Part of the Nightingale Islands group and uninhabited; used by seabirds and marine mammals for breeding.
• Access: Accessible only by private expedition from Tristan da Cunha and has no visitor facilities.

There are no scheduled services. Access requires a sea voyage to the Tristan da Cunha vicinity and permission from Tristan authorities; landings are rare and weather-dependent. Most trips to Tristan depart from Cape Town and last multiple days.

• Stoltenhoff Island is part of the Tristan da Cunha territory-access requires permission from Tristan authorities and is usually only via specialized expeditions.
• Weather and sea conditions are notoriously rough-voyages can be delayed by days.
• There are no visitor facilities; visitors must be self-sufficient and coordinate landing with island authorities.