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Until the opening of its airport in 2017, the primary method of reaching Saint Helena was a 6-day journey by sea, most recently since 1989 on the RMS St Helena passenger steamship liner. Saint Helena is known for being the site of Napoleon Bonaparte 's second and longest period of exile , following his final defeat in June 1815, until his death ...
Saint Helena possesses fish as a main natural resource. Land use in the island group is divided between arable land (with 12.9% of the area given to this) and other uses, which occupy the remaining 87.1%. In terms of maritime claims, St Helena has an exclusive fishing zone of 200 nautical miles, and a territorial sea of twelve nautical miles.
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For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries.
The following is a list of marine ecoregions, as defined by the WWF and The Nature Conservancy. The WWF/Nature Conservancy scheme groups the individual ecoregions into 12 marine realms, which represent the broad latitudinal divisions of polar, temperate, and tropical seas, with subdivisions based on ocean basins.
An enlargeable map of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Helena: . Saint Helena, named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The airport of Saint Helena. St. Helena Airport received its first scheduled commercial flight on 14 October 2017. [20] Commercial flights, operated by Airlink using an Embraer E190, are scheduled from OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg each Saturday, returning the same day (or Sunday when the extension to Ascension Island is operating).
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