“A majority of the island is related.”
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Discovered in 1506 by a Portuguese admiral on route to the Cape of Good Hope in modern-day South Africa, the island wasn't established as a permanent settlement until 1816, when a British garrison took command of the island under King George III, according to the Inhabitants of the island speak a dialect of English that is used by the fewest number of people in the world, according to the Map Nerd video.Information, along with the pace of life, travels at a much more leisurely speed on the island. Daily farming — including sheep shearing and cow tending — is a communal and daily activity for all villagers. Live television and news didn't hit the island until 2001,.
"When there's a landslide, an earthquake or, heaven forbid, a volcano, there will be a gong rung to inform the heads of each family," Glass told Map Nerd."We do have emergency supplies and emergency buildings," he said. . The community works together to survive and always lends a helping hand when necessary, said Glass.
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