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Show LONELIEST SPOT ON EARTH N Tristan d'Acunha Is a Tiny Oasla In Boundless Wilderness of Water. It was thought that when, after Waterloo, Napoleon was sent to St. Helena, ho had been assigned to the loneliest spot on enrth. As n matter of fact, St Hclenn Is 1,400 miles nearer near-er a continent than Is Tristan d'Acunhn. Many hundreds of miles of ocoan Ho between this island nnd Its nearest neighbor. Tristan d'Acunha, In brief, Is a tiny oasis In a boundless wilderness of waters, proceed from It In which direction ono will. It Is n rocky nnd cllffglrt Isle with a solitary mountain 1,000 feet high rearing Itself from tho midst Yet, on this lonely speck of rock nnd earth, there .lives a community that seems to bo quite happy In Its Isolation from all tho rest of tho world. They aro fanners, cattle misers und shepherds. In tho valleys of tho Island aro fertile fer-tile .fields whero potatoes mainly nro grown. Tho food of tho peoplo consists con-sists for tho most part of beef, mutton, mut-ton, fowls, potatoes nnd fish. |