Can you tell me where Tristan da Cunha got it's name? 
 I don't know but I can tell you that it was later anglicised from its earliest mention on british admiralty charts to tristan da cunha island 
 Can you tell me about the history of the island? 
 The occupation also prevented the united states from using tristan da cunha as a base for naval cruisers, as it had during the war of 1812 
 Interesting, what occupation are you speaking of? 
 I am not sure but i can tell you that the first permanent settler was jonathan lambert of salem, masachusetts, united states, who moved to the island in decemver 1810 with two other men, and later a third 
 Wow, is there any other historical fact that I should know? 
 from dec 1937 to mar 1938, a norwegian party made a dedicated scientific expedition to tristan da cunha, and sociologist peter a munch extensively documented island culture - he would later revisit the island in 1964-65 
 Can you tell me about the demographics? 
 in addition, there is a very high (42%) incidence of asthma among the population and research by noe zamel of the university of toronto has led to discoveries about the generic nature of the disease 
 Interesting, is there anything else I should know? 
 in addition, a male contributor of eastern european/russian descent arrived in the early 1900s 
 Thanks for your help. 
 youre welcome!
Tristan da Cunha