Saint Helena
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Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa. The nearest countries geographically are Angola and Namibia. The island is about 1,950 km west of Angola
João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.
A View of the Town and Island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to the British East India Company, engraving, c. 1790
Painting of Napoleon in exile on Saint Helena
Longwood House in September 2014
Saint Helena pound
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The Saint Helena pound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cu
East India Company copper halfpenny minted for St. Helena in 1821