Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael K, post: 3423014, member: 78298&quot;]I had to look this up after seeing your note.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saint Helena</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano" rel="nofollow">volcanic</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Tropical_islands" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island#Tropical_islands" rel="nofollow">tropical island</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Atlantic_Ocean" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Atlantic_Ocean" rel="nofollow">South Atlantic Ocean</a>, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" rel="nofollow">Rio de Janeiro</a> and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the mouth of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunene_River" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunene_River" rel="nofollow">Cunene River</a>, which marks the border between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" rel="nofollow">Namibia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola" rel="nofollow">Angola</a> in southwestern Africa. It is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" rel="nofollow">British Overseas Territory</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" rel="nofollow">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a>. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,534 (2016 census). It was named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_(empress)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_(empress)" rel="nofollow">Saint Helena of Constantinople</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is one of the most remote islands in the world, and was uninhabited when discovered by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" rel="nofollow">Portuguese</a> in 1502. It was an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa for centuries. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" rel="nofollow">Napoleon</a> was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinuzulu_kaCetshwayo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinuzulu_kaCetshwayo" rel="nofollow">Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo</a> (for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambatha_Rebellion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambatha_Rebellion" rel="nofollow">leading</a> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_people" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_people" rel="nofollow">Zulu</a> army against British rule) and more than 5,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer" rel="nofollow">Boers</a> taken prisoner during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War" rel="nofollow">Second Boer War</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Cronj%C3%A9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Cronj%C3%A9" rel="nofollow">Piet Cronjé</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saint Helena is Britain&#039;s second-oldest overseas territory after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda" rel="nofollow">Bermuda</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in