Gough Island
| Pahi la | Gough and Inaccessible Islands |
|---|---|
| Zuliya wuhibu | Gough Island |
| Tiŋa | United Kingdom |
| Din be shɛli polona | Tristan da Cunha |
| Wakati luɣili | UTC±00:00 |
| Dini be shɛli | Atlantic Ocean |
| Be ni bee n pa kodoosheei zuɣu | Atlantic Ocean |
| Located in/on physical feature | Tristan da Cunha |
| Tiŋgbaŋ yaɣili calinli | 40°19′12″S 9°56′24″W |
| Highest point | Edinburgh Peak |
| Yihibu saha | Silimin gɔli July 1505 |
| Heritage designation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Geography of topic | geography of Gough Island |


Gough Island (/ɡɒf/ GOF), nyɛla bɛ ni lahi booni shɛli taarihi ni Gonçalo Álvares ka di be South Atlantic Ocean. Di nyɛla din yaa be Tristan da Cunha mini British overseas territory yaɣ' shɛŋa zaŋ chaŋ Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Di nyɛla kamani 400 km (250 mi) south-east zaŋ chaŋ Tristan da Cunha archipelago (Din mali "Nightingale Island" mini "Inaccessible Island"), 2,400 km (1,500 mi) north-east zaŋ yi South Georgia Island, 2,700 km (1,700 mi) west zaŋ yi Cape Town, ni 3,200 km (2,000 mi) zaŋ miri South America.
Di pahila UNESCO World Heritage Site ni "Gough and Inaccessible Island".[1][2][3]
Name
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Bɛ daa boli li la yuli din nyɛ Ilha de Gonçalo Álvares, Portuguese maapu ni. Gonçalo Álvares daa nyɛla Portuguese nira ŋun daa vihi nyɛ lala ko'sunsuuni tiŋgbani ŋɔ yuuni 1505.[4][5][6]
Taarihi
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Gough Island ni niŋ shɛ yi polo bi neei doya, amaa di ni tooi nyɛ Anashaara goli July yuuni 1505, Portuguese vihir-vihiro niŋda, Gonçalo Álvares.[7]
Taarihi baŋdiba shɛba ni yɛli shɛm, British daabia Anthony de la Roché n daa nyɛ tuuli ninvuɣ'so ŋun sheei din ni yuuni 1675.[8][9][10]
Climate
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Climate data for Gough Island, elevation 54 m (177 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210.8 (8.30) |
179.4 (7.06) |
238.4 (9.39) |
273.3 (10.76) |
317.1 (12.48) |
321.7 (12.67) |
286.7 (11.29) |
295.1 (11.62) |
271.6 (10.69) |
274.0 (10.79) |
235.3 (9.26) |
214.2 (8.43) |
3,117.5 (122.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 212.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.2 | 154.4 | 126.3 | 100.9 | 82.5 | 67.6 | 71.1 | 90.5 | 103.0 | 127.9 | 157.7 | 172.5 | 1,442.4 |
| Source: NOAA (humidity 1961–1990),[11][12] Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)[13] | |||||||||||||

Maapunima
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Relief map
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Lihi pahi
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ Swales, M. K. (1965). The sea‐birds of Gough Island. Ibis, 107(2), 215-229.
- ↑ BirdLife International, 2017. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gough Island."
- ↑ Caravaggi, A., Cuthbert, R. J., Ryan, P. G., Cooper, J., & Bond, A. L. (2019). The impacts of introduced House Mice on the breeding success of nesting seabirds on Gough Island. Ibis, 161(3), 648-661.
- ↑ Report on the geological collections made during the voyage of the ... British Museum (Natural History), Walter Campbell Smith, British Museum (Natural History) – 1930 "DIEGO ALVAREZ OR GOUGH ISLAND. By W. Campbell Smith. Gough Island, as it seems to be more usually called, lies about 200 miles south of the Tristan da Cunha group in latitude 40° S., longitude 10° W.1 It is about 8 miles long by 3 ..."
- ↑ Plants of Gough Island: (Diego Alvarez) Erling Christophersen – 1934
- ↑ The Antarctic dictionary: a complete guide to Antarctic English – Page 150 Bernadette Hince – 2000 -"I went for adventure. to have fun, Gough Island Gough Island was named I. de Goncalo Alvarez on early maps. after its discoverer. Portuguese navigator Goncalo Alvarez. The name was later corrupted to I. Diego Alvarez. and there was confusion about the locality. It was renamed after Captain Charles Gough of the British barque Richmond. who sighted the island in 1713".
- ↑ (October 2008) "Gough Island 500 years after its discovery: a bibliography of scientific and popular literature 1505 to 2005". South African Journal of Science 104 (9–10): 329–332.
- ↑ Wace N.M. (1969). "The discovery, exploitation and settlement of the Tristan da Cunha Islands". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch) 10: 11–40.
- ↑ Capt. Francisco de Seixas y Lovera, Descripcion geographica, y derrotero de la region austral Magallanica. Que se dirige al Rey nuestro señor, gran monarca de España, y sus dominios en Europa, Emperador del Nuevo Mundo Americano, y Rey de los reynos de la Filipinas y Malucas Archived 16 Silimin gɔli February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Madrid, Antonio de Zafra, 1690. (Relevant fragment)
- ↑ J.-F.G. de la Pérouse, F.A.M. de la Rúa. A Voyage Round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and Astrolabe: Under the Command of J.-F.G. de la Pérouse, Volume 1. Archived 4 Silimin gɔli February 2017 at the Wayback Machine London: Lackington, Allen, and Company, 1807. pp.71-81.
- ↑ World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 30, 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Gough Island Climate Normals 1961−1990. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- ↑ Klimatafel von Gough Island / Südatlantik / Großbritannien (de). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world. Deutscher Wetterdienst.
External links
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- www.goughisland.com – The Gough Island Restoration Project website
- Gough Island Gallery
- Facebook Groups – Gough Island team discussions
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands – UNESCO wildlife reserve publication
- Photographs of Gough Island – Flickr publication by Chantal van Staden.
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