Middle Island is a small, uninhabited island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Nightingale Islands. It is governed as part of Tristan da Cunha, an archipelago that is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The island is part of the Nightingale Islands group Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International as a breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds. It is also known as Alex Island. References External links Photograph of Stoltenhoff and Middle Island Islands of Tristan da Cunha Uninhabited islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Important Bird Areas of Saint Helena Seabird colonies