Saint Helena

E14527

British Overseas Territory island overseas territory

Saint Helena is a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, best known as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile and death.

Aliases (7)

Jamestown, Saint Helena ×5
St Helena ×3
Levelwood, Saint Helena ×1
Saint Helena Island ×1
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ×1
Saint Paul, St Helena ×1
St. Helena ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Overseas Territory → island → overseas territory →
administrativeStatus	overseas territory of the United Kingdom →
airportOpened	2016 →
associatedWith	Napoleon Bonaparte →
callingCode	+290 →
capital	Jamestown →
climate	subtropical →
contains	Longwood House → Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley) →
country	United Kingdom →
currency	Pound sterling → Saint Helena pound →
discoveredBy	João da Nova →
discoveryDate	1502 →
distanceToAfrica	about 1,950 km west of the coast of Angola →
distanceToContinent	about 1,950 km west of southwestern Africa →
distanceToSouthAmerica	about 2,900 km east of Brazil →
drivesOn	left →
formerColonialPower	Portugal →
governingTerritory	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →
governorTitle	Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →
highestPoint	Diana’s Peak →
historicalUse	British naval station → stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and Southern Africa →
internetTLD	.sh →
islandType	volcanic island →
knownFor	death of Napoleon Bonaparte → exile of Napoleon Bonaparte →
largestSettlement	Jamestown →
laterColonialPower	England → United Kingdom →
locatedIn	South Atlantic Ocean → Southern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere →
mainDenomination	Anglicanism →
namedAfter	Saint Helena of Constantinople →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →
populationCharacteristic	small population →
primaryLanguage	English →
regionalOrganization	African Union (associate via UK overseas territories observer mechanisms) →
religionMajority	Christianity →
sovereignState	United Kingdom →
strategicImportance	mid-Atlantic staging post for European empires →
timeZone	UTC+0 →
transportInfrastructure	Saint Helena Airport →
volcanicOrigin	true →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Diana’s Peak → Jamestown → Longwood House → Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley) → Saint Helena Airport →	locatedIn
Diocese of St Helena → Saint Helena Airport → Saint Helena Airport ("Jamestown, Saint Helena") →	serves
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena ("Levelwood, Saint Helena") → Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →	appliesToJurisdiction
Pound sterling ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha") → Saint Helena pound →	officialCurrencyOf
Anglican Church of Southern Africa ("St Helena") → Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa) ("St Helena") →	regionServed
Helena →	alsoKnownAs
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena ("Jamestown, Saint Helena") →	appliesToPart
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte ("Jamestown, Saint Helena") →	arrivalPoint
Jamestown →	capitalOf
Diocese of St Helena ("Saint Paul, St Helena") →	cathedralCity
.sh →	ccTLDFor
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha →	contains
Napoleon Bonaparte →	deathPlace
Nesiota elliptica →	endemicTo
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 →	excludedJurisdiction
Napoleon Bonaparte →	exiledTo
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte →	hasLocation
Longwood House →	island
Saint Helena Airport →	isPrimaryAirLinkFor
St. Helena, California →	namedAfter
Longwood House ("Jamestown, Saint Helena") →	nearestTown
Saint Helena of Constantinople ("Saint Helena Island") →	patronage
Christiaan de Wet ("St. Helena") →	placeOfDetention
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ("Jamestown, Saint Helena") →	seat
Saint Helena pound →	usedIn
Edmund Halley ("St Helena") →	workLocation