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Saint Helena Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/saint_helena/saint_helena_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa Geographic coordinates 15 56 S, 5 42 W Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 60 km Maritime claims
Climate Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) Terrain
Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains
Elevation extremes
Natural resources fish Land use
Irrigated land NA sq km Natural hazards active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha Environment - current issues NA Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
Napoleon Bonaparte's place of exile and burial (his remains were taken
to Paris in 1840); harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere
else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty
terns
NOTE: The information regarding Saint Helena on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Helena Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Helena Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |