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St Helena island. Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa.St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.. According to long-established tradition, the island was sighted on 21 May 1502 by the four ships of the 3rd Portuguese Armada, commanded by João da Nova, a Galician navigator in the service of Portugal, during his return voyage to Lisbon, who named it Santa Helena after Saint Helena ...
Saint Helena is in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,950 km west of the Angola on the African mainland.. The island is approximately 122 km 2 in area. It is the eroded summit of a composite volcano, first formed by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge over 14 million years ago.
Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the island is 12.65 km 2 (4.88 sq mi) in area. The volcano was last active approximately one million years ago and is now extinct. [2]
South Atlantic High on the right. South Atlantic High is a semipermanent pressure high centered at about 25°S, 15°W, in the Atlantic Ocean.It is also called the St. Helena High, Saint Helena island being the only land in the area.
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The district also contains the island's only golf course. Map showing Longwood's location. The district contains Prosperous Bay Plain, which is where Saint Helena Airport and the Millennium Forest is located. There is a weather recording station in the Longwood district. Readings of temperature, air pressure and visibility are automatically ...
Penn Center’ heritage days began because of the strong ties that so many have to the historic school on St. Helena Island. ... Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...