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[[File:Inaccessible Island ASTER.jpg|thumb|NASA Terra ASTER image of Inaccessible Island]]
 
'''Inaccessible Island''' is fataa [[volcanic island]] located in the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic Ocean]], {{convert|31|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-west of [[Tristan da Cunha]]. Its highest point, Cairn Peak, reaches {{convert|449|m|ft|0|abbr=on}},<ref name="tristandc.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tristandc.com/inaccessible.php|title=Inaccessible Island|publisher=Tristandc.com|access-date=6 August 2013}}</ref> and the island is {{convert|12.65|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in area. The volcano was last active six million years ago and is currently [[Volcano#Extinct|extinct]].
 
Inaccessible Island is part of the [[Tristan da Cunha|archipelago of Tristan da Cunha]], which is part of the [[British Overseas Territories|overseas territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]] known as [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]. Tristan da Cunha itself is accessible only by sea via a seven-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa, and the harbour on Inaccessible Island allows access for only a few days of the year.<ref>" . .it’s really only possible to land on Inaccessible Island for a week or so each year, probably around December and January." (Atlas Obscura)</ref> Access to the island must be granted by the local government office.<ref name=AO/>