Dear authors,

Your manuscript on the paleoclimate history of Nightingale Island presents a solid dataset and an interesting, sound interpretation worth publishing. I agree with both reviewers that your work is original and important, in addition to being of very good quality. I thank you for addressing the reviewers' comments so generously. I recommend publication of your manuscript pending that minor revisions are completed. In particular, pay attention to clarifying the methodological aspects of the PCA, justifying the use of the different proxies and associated analytical methods, and treatment of the 14C outliers. In addition, make sure to update the manuscript so that it is easier/cleaner and more to the point (see the multiple comments to this effect from both reviewers). I look forward to reading the finalized version that contains the changes you specified in your responses.

Dear authors,
Thanks for putting together an excellent article. I accept this final version for publication without further revisions needed.