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Volcanic Island Gets UK Post Code
The island of of Tristan Da Cunha has been given a post code by Royal Mail for the first time. The island is the only inhabited island in an archipelago by the same name. It's located in the South Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of South Africa. The island is a British dependency with 276 inhabitants and has been given the post code TDCU 1ZZ. The post code might even stop post to the island being sent to Scotland due to the island's capital being called Edinburgh.
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The award of a post code means the inhabitants are now able to order goods online from some web sites, apparently including Amazon.co.uk, who wouldn't ship to the island before because there was no post code. Mike Hentley, the Governor of the island, has successfully ordered a book about the island's history from the online retailer.
It's still not a quick process though. Post is sent via Cape Town and must make a 2,800 mile journey on a fishing boat that only makes the trip once every 3 weeks!