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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Perhaps during his years of exile on St. Helena, the comparison convinced him that he was, like Themistocles—as he asserted in his letter—a “victim of the factions which distract my country.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Gallo plans to permanently close its Ranch Winery in St. Helena.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
It still owns the overseas territory of St. Helena, a small and isolated island, relatively easy to secure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Hall Wines in St. Helena curates art installations near its architect-designed tasting spaces.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
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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