Saint Helena

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

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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 British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: 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 Atlantic Ocean
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
mainDenomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
namedAfter Saint Helena of Constantinople
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
populationCharacteristic small population
primaryLanguage English
regionalOrganization African Union
surface form: 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

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Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route served Saint Helena
subject surface form: Royal Mail Ship St Helena
Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route routeEndpoint Saint Helena
subject surface form: Royal Mail Ship St Helena
Dale Bowers overseesMinistryIn Saint Helena
this entity surface form: St Helena
St Helena tree fern endemicTo Saint Helena
subject surface form: Dicksonia arborescens
St Helena tree fern nativeRange Saint Helena
subject surface form: Dicksonia arborescens
this entity surface form: South Atlantic Ocean island of Saint Helena
St Helena National Trust locatedIn Saint Helena
St. Helena olive endemicTo Saint Helena