That is fitting, for this island, ten and a half miles [17 km] long and six and a half miles [10 km] wide, is 1,200 miles [1,950 km] from the nearest land, the southwest coast of Africa.
Need sõnad on sobivad, sest see saar, mille pikkus on 17 kilomeetrit ja laius 10 kilomeetrit, asub lähimast maismaast, Aafrika edelarannikust, 1950 kilomeetri kaugusel.