Saint Helena
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Summary
Saint Helena is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.055% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82,430 views/month, #4 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint Helena[3]
- Country: realm of the United Kingdom[4], Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: South Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Instance of: British overseas territory[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Named after: Helena Augusta[10]
- Flag: flag of Saint Helena[11]
- Legislative body: Legislative Council of Saint Helena[12]
- Commons category: Saint Helena Island[13]
- Unicode character: 🇸🇭[14]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1502[15]
- Highest point: Diana's Peak[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Helena[17]
- Population: 3924[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[24]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[25]
- Category for people born here: Q27514664[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saint Helena[27]
- Demonym: Saint Helenians[28], Saints[29]
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean[30]
- Driving side: left[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:Saint Helenian people[32]
- Length: 15 km[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 818 m[34]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Saint Helena covers an area of 121 km²[35].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint Helena include Saint Helena Airport[36], an airport[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 2016[39] and St. Helena Parish[40], a parish of Louisiana[41], in United States[42], founded in 1810[43].
Why It Matters
Saint Helena has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Saint Helena Airport[36], an airport[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 2016[39] and St. Helena Parish[40], a parish of Louisiana[41], in United States[42], founded in 1810[43].