St Helena

St Helena, belonging to Britain, is a precipitous cliff-bound island lying well out in the Atlantic, 1200 miles off the West coast of Africa. It is celebrated as Napoleon Bonaparte's place of imprisonment from 1815 till his death in 1821. Jamestown, the capital, is a second-class coaling station for the navy, and is fortified.

Nearby pages
St Helens, St Helier, St Hilarion, St Hilary, St Hippolytus, St Hubert