Saint Helena
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Region / Subdivision
Summary
Saint Helena is a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic, historically vital as a stopover for ships traveling between Europe and Asia. It gained notoriety as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's second exile and death in 1821. Today, it is a British Overseas Territory, part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Statistics
Area
122.00 km²
Population
4,439