It is in the South Atlantic, the Great Land of the United Kingdom, the surface area is 121.7 km2, the length 17 km, the width 10.5 km. Its central is Jamestown (1516). It is located 1,930 km off the West African coast, 1.125 km southeast of Ascension Island.
The island is of volcanic origin and has a mountainous structure. The Diana Hill (824 meters) on the mountain range that draws a semicircular arc from southwest to the top is the highest point of the island. Short and fast-flowing rivers flow in deep valleys in the north and south. In the northeast, Longwood and Deatwood plains are the main plains. Although it is located in the tropical belt, the island's climate is mild due to the effects of cold water streams and alize winds in the south of the Atlantic Ocean.
History. On May 21, 1502, it was discovered by the Portuguese. The British came to Helena in 1588. In 1633, the Netherlands was dominated but not settled. In 1661, it was acquired by the British East India Company. In 1815, Napoleon Bonoparte was exiled to St. Helena and died here in 1821. In the South African War of the Boer (1899-1902), the Dutch were imprisoned to the British and were held on the island until the end of the war.