Tristan da Cunha
The islands were first sighted in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristao da Cunha; rough seas prevented a landing. He named the main island after himself, Ilha de Tristao da Cunha, which was anglicised from its earliest mention on British Admiralty charts to Tristan da Cunha Island. Some sources state that the Portuguese made the first landing in 1520, when the Las Rafael captained by Ruy Vaz Pereira called at Tristan for water. The first undisputed landing was made in 1643 by the crew of the Heemstede, captained by Claes Gerritsz Bierenbroodspot.
in what year were the islands first sighted?
1506
The islands were first sighted in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristao da Cunha; rough seas prevented a landing.
the islands