again tried to take possession of this strategic position in the Atlantic. The British planned to use the island as a cable station. However, Brazilian diplomatic efforts, along with Portuguese support, reinstated Trindade Island to Brazilian sovereignty. In order to clearly demonstrate sovereignty over the island, now part of the State of Espírito Santo and the municipality of Vitória, a landmark was built on 24 January 1897. Nowadays, Brazilian presence is marked by a permanent Brazilian Navy base on the main island. In July 1910 the ship Terra Nova carrying the last expedition of Captain Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic arrived at the island, at the time uninhabited. Some members of the Scott's expedition explored the island with scientific purposes, and a description of it is included in The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the members of the expedition. In August 1914, the Imperial German Navy established a supply base for its warships off Trindade. On 14 September 1914, the Royal Navy auxiliary cruiser fought the German off Trindade in the Battle of Trindade. Carmania sank Cap Trafalgar, but sustained severe damage herself. 21st Century Trindade was a port passing mark for the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a single-handed round-the-world yacht race. See also Trindade hotspot References Further reading External links TRINDADE(Spanish) Ecoregions of Brazil Mountains of Brazil Volcanoes of Brazil Neotropical tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Pleistocene stratovolcanoes Subduction volcanoes Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean Volcanic plugs of South America Landforms of Espírito Santo Archipelagoes of the Atlantic Ocean Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean Archipelagoes of Brazil