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- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, named after Saint Helena of Constantinople since it was sighted on her feast day, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ascension is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day. Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world, was named for the sailor who first saw it. Contents.
- The remote Atlantic Ocean island where Napoleon died - National GeographicFebruary 19, 2020. • 15 min read. “St. Helena. Small Island.” In 1785, when Napoleon Bonaparte was still a student, he scribbled these words on the last page of his geography book. And oh, the...
- Saint Helena | History, People, & Language | BritannicaSaint Helena, island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies about 1,200 miles (1,950 km) west of the southwestern coast of Africa. St. Helena has a maximum length (southwest-northeast) of 10.5 miles (17 km) and a maximum breadth of 6.5 miles (10 km).
- Saint Helena | History, Legend, & the Saint | BritannicaSt. Helena (born c. 248, Drepanon?, Bithynia, Asia Minor—died c. 328, Nicomedia; Western feast day August 18; Eastern feast day [with Constantine] May 21) was a Roman empress who was the reputed discoverer of Christ’s cross. (See also True Cross.) Helena was married to the Roman emperor Constantius I Chlorus, who renounced her
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