Gough Island
is a volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a dependency
of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Saint
Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is uninhabited except for the
personnel of a weather station (usually six people) which the South
African National Antarctic Programme has maintained continually on the
island since 1956. It is one of the most remote places with a constant human
presence.
