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Stoltenhoff Isld (left) and Middle Isld as seen towards the north from Nightingale Island, Tristan-Group, South Atlantic

Stoltenhoff Isld (left) and Middle Isld as seen towards the north from Nightingale Island, Tristan-Group, South Atlantic

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judeoliver, on November 24, 2007, said:

Is the red thing a person?

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Peter Balwin, on December 10, 2007, said:

Yes, a person wearing a red hat. The gras is about 2 m high! Regards, Peter Balwin

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Leonardob, on March 29, 2008, said:

What country is it?

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srabates, on April 29, 2008, said:

i can fell the breeze

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14MAN02, on November 15, 2008, said:

Nice picture, greetings from germany!!!

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srudger leosbel, on November 22, 2008, said:

yes tellme is the red thing a person and that is a country;;;;;; yer our not im sorry your picture is mystery but nice or pretty by srudger

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serdaran, on November 23, 2008, said:

İşte bu!!! ok!

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Martin Pudlo, on January 9, 2009, said:

Hello, Thank You for this picture from the Stoltenhoff Island! (A part of Tristan da Cunha, a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.)

I never heared of this island until 10 min:

There is an advertisement campaign in different small german newspapers and the Internet from coin traders for collectors: "Money from the Pirate-Island - the first edition coins from the Stoltenhoff Island, a former pirate hiding-place" (my rough translation into English). They have different sailing ships and par value (penny) on it and on the back Queen Elizabeth II, an official legal tender set, although non circulating - for a high issue price.

Stoltenhoff Island is very small (0,1km²], uninhabited and inaccessible. How it is possible that this island was "a hideaway for Pirates" and is mentioned on a dubious currency?

not to mention from a beach volley tournament: The Stoltenhoff Open 08 with a prize money of € 100.000

Sorry, maybe is this the right place to start a discussion or not? Nevertheless it is because to keep an unimportant island in mind...?:

Coins and world tournaments in the name of a penguin and bird dung island? What will come next? ;-)

I think this is dubious... pirate methods...

nice greetings from Berlin, Germany

P.S. I started to recherche about the Stoltenhoff brothers, two Germans wich tried to live as the only one on Inaccessable Island between 1871-1873. You can find it in "The Annals of Tristan da Cunha" by Prof.Faustini at page 35f.

conclusion: you can make real money from bird dung (also called "Guano")

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stoltenhoff, on August 2, 2009, said:

... and best regards from an stoltenhoff-descendant in hamburg, germany :-)

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rlenkic, on January 2, 2010, said:

very beautiful picture.

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ianmiklos, on November 10, 2011, said:

http://www.imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/378940.jpg/

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Leedsboy, on July 1, 2012, said:

Such and interesting place. Wish I could see it with my own eyes one day. Kind regards Tim

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  • Uploaded on February 11, 2007
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    by Peter Balwin
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    • Camera: Canon PowerShot S50
    • Taken on 2004/04/04 11:09:16
    • Exposure: 0.001s (1/1000)
    • Focal Length: 7.09mm
    • F/Stop: f/6.300
    • Exposure Bias: -0.33 EV
    • No flash