Saint Helena Geography 1997

Location Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Angola,about two-thirds of the way from South America to Africa

Geographic coordinates 15 56 S, 5 42 W

Map references Africa

Area
total: 410 sq km
land: 410 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ascension, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island,and Tristan da Cunha

Area - comparative slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 60 km

Maritime claims
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds

Terrain rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Queen Mary's Peak 2,060 m

Natural resources fish

Land use
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures : 6%
forests and woodland: 6%
other: 82% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note Napoleon Bonaparte's place of exile and burial (his remains were takento Paris in 1840); harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhereelse in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sootyterns

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Helena on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Helena Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Helena Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.