St. Helena
Americannoun
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a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
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a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). Jamestown.
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Pelosi, 86, of St. Helena, was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A Facebook post from Airlink, a regional airline based in South Africa, said it was contacting passengers from the St. Helena flight and urging them to contact the South African health department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that 23 passengers disembarked the ship on April 21 on St. Helena, citing a passenger who wished to stay anonymous.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
On April 1, the ship left Argentina and headed back to Cape Verde, with stops on the Atlantic Ocean islands of South Georgia, Tristan de Cunha and St. Helena.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
On the way home they stopped on the lonely Atlantic outcrop of St. Helena, where they met Maskelyne, whose observations had been thwarted by cloud cover.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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