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Location of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The island of Saint Helena has been influenced by several European powers, by the inhabitants, (especially enslaved people) and the ships passing through, during its history. This has affected the cuisine of Saint Helena, which now has a vibrant and international cuisine variety.
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Napoleon surrendering to the English and boarding one of their ships. Bonaparte's arrival on Saint Helena Island, engraving by Louis-Yves Queverdo [].. Following his abdication on June 22, 1815, Napoleon proceeded to the Atlantic coast, where the French government, under the leadership of Fouché, had arranged for two frigates to facilitate his departure for America.
João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.. According to long-established tradition, the island was sighted on 21 May 1502 by the four ships of the 3rd Portuguese Armada, commanded by João da Nova, a Galician navigator in the service of Portugal, during his return voyage to Lisbon, who named it Santa Helena after Saint Helena ...
Saint Helena Airport. The economy of Saint Helena is based on export income from coffee, tourism, fishing, and sales of alcoholic liqueurs.Unemployment is very low in Saint Helena; the February 2016 Census stated that 76 people declared that they were unemployed (with 10 claiming unemployment benefit) compared to an economically active population of 2,539 and a total population of 4,534. [1]
Blue Hill is the largest, most remote, most rural, least populated and least densely populated of the eight districts of Saint Helena. [1] Its population has fluctuated from 177 in 1998 to 153 in 2008 [ 2 ] and 174 in 2021.
Santa Helena may refer to: Helena of Constantinople, the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great; Saint Helena, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean; Santa Helena de Goiás, a municipality in Brazil; Santa Helena de Minas, a municipality in Brazil; Santa Helena, Paraná, a municipality in Brazil; Santa Helena, Santa Catarina, a municipality in ...