The Settlement

The Settlement

The Settlement may refer to:

* Flying Fish Cove, the main settlement on Christmas Island
* The Settlement, the main town on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands
* Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, capital and main settlement of Tristan da Cunha


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