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
The woman whose husband died on the ship was among those who traveled from St. Helena to Johannesburg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
After two days in St. Helena, the Hondius set off on the second leg of its Atlantic journey toward Cape Verde.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
He and his wife departed the ship on the island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 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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