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St. Helena island, part of the British Overseas Territory also encompassing Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands, is a remote volcanic outpost in the South Atlantic Ocean. It's famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, as commemorated by a now-empty tomb. Climbing destinations include the 699 steps of Jacob's Ladder and Diana's Peak, sheltering endemic plant and animal life.
When to visit:
Travellers often visit Jan–Mar, the warmest part of the year. The rest of the year is also generally warm, although nights can be cool Jun–Aug, especially inland. Rainy season is Apr–May and Jul–Sep. There are civic and patriotic celebrations on St. Helena Day (May 21), which commemorate the founding of the island community in 1502.
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1. Longwood House is a mansion in St. Helena and the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821. It lies on a windswept plain some 6 km from Jamestown.
2. Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa. St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
3. Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I-listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The ladder is all that remains of an cable railway which was built there in the early 1800s.
4. Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres, on the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin. Mountain and its surroundings with a total area of 81 ha were proclaimed a national park in March 1996, the first on the island.
5. Plantation House is the official residence of the Governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.
6. The Museum of Saint Helena is a museum on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. The museum is managed by the Saint Helena Heritage Society.
7. Jacobs Ladder - 699 Step Climb
8. Heart Shaped Waterfall
9. High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. High Knoll is 584 metres above sea level and is approximately one mile south of historic Lower Jamestown.
10. Boer Cemetery
11. Sandy Bay is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's southeastern coast, it is sparsely populated and is a popular recreation site.
12. Longwood House (St Helena Island)
13. Sandy Bay Beach Fort
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For more than 500 years, the only way to reach the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena was by sea. Travelling to the South Atlantic island by sailboat, after a nine-day voyage from Namibia, my family and I made landfall the way every person before us has: the way Napoleon Bonaparte did when he was sent into exile in 1815; the way modern-day Saints (as the local population is known) do when they venture home from work in the UK; and the way the occasional, intrepid visitor has always done. But we were one of the last travellers to do so.
St. Helena's new Governor, Lisa Phillips, steps ashore (Credit: Credit: Diane Selkirk/Evan Gatehouse)
St. Helena's new Governor, Lisa Phillips, steps ashore (Credit: Diane Selkirk/Evan Gatehouse)
In April, the first commercial plane landed at the island’s new airport, and the last working Royal Mail Ship, the St Helena, was slated for decommissioning.
A dwindling population and defiant island geology – which, as Charles Darwin put it, “rises abruptly like a huge black castle from the ocean” – were long-time barriers to the development of an airport. But fears that the island could become nothing more than a remote old age home as younger Saints look elsewhere for employment finally forced the issue. Planned weekly flights will replace the monthly ship visits, and tourism is projected to take off.
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Now, for the first time, visitors won’t risk being doused in the Atlantic swell when they reach for the ropes at the sea-washed Jamestown landing, trying to time their first step onto solid ground.
I, however, had expected the ropes at the landing – and even the strong arms of the Saints as they pulled me away from the swirling sea. I knew that the capital of Jamestown would be a crayon-coloured English village wedged improbably into a volcanic cleft on a tropical island. I’d read that Napoleon Bonaparte had been the island’s most famous prisoner.
St. Helena is located in the South Atlantic Ocean (Credit: Credit: Gillian Moore/Alamy)
St. Helena is located in the South Atlantic Ocean (Credit: Gillian Moore/Alamy)
But knowing of a place and knowing a place are different things. Of all the islands I’ve visited, Saint Helena is the most wonderful and strange. Caught somewhere between today and a time that may never have existed, St Helena has a retirement home for donkeys who have been replaced by cars; it only got mobile phone service a few months ago; it has a tiny bit of France (literally) in its lush interior; and it’s home to an estimated 187-year-old giant tortoise called Jonathon who, I was told, was just given his first wish.
“What do you think a tortoise wishes for?” my daughter Maia asked me, after our guide Robert Peters told us about Jonathon. I had no idea, especially when Peters added: “Some say he already had a wish, so this might really be his second.”
In April, the first commercial plane landed in St. Helena (Credit: Credit: Diane Selkirk/Evan Gatehouse)
In April, the first commercial plane landed in St. Helena (Credit: Diane Selkirk/Evan Gatehouse)
We found Jonathon (along with the much younger David, Emma, Myrtle and Fredrika) on the lawn of the governor’s residence, Plantation House. Set in the rugged island’s surprisingly bucolic interior – which appears transplanted in its entirety, complete with charming parish churches, from the English countryside – Plantation House and Jonathon are just two of the 162-square-mile island’s eclectic highlights.
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Jacob’s Ladder consists of 699 steps and climbs 600ft over Jamestown. The steep stairway began life as an inclined-plane cableway in 1829 and was converted to stairs in 1871. School children used to slide down the ladder’s railings in their rush to get home.
The coffee grown on St Helena is the same brew that Napoleon drank. Introduced from Yemen in 1732, it’s available at Harrods in London and in the St Helena Coffee Shop.
Some of the world’s largest concentrations of whale sharks are found around Saint Helena from November through March. As many as 35 individuals are found in a grouping and swimming with them is permitted with an approved guide.
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Chapter XIX Part 1 - St Helena to Ascension
In the isle of Napoleon's exile -- Two lectures -- A guest in the ghost-room at Plantation House -- An excursion to historic Longwood -- Coffee in the husk, and a goat to shell it -- The Spray's ill luck with animals -- A prejudice against small dogs -- A rat, the Boston spider, and the cannibal cricket.
NewsBite 06 11 15 St Helena - South Atlantic Media Services - St Helena's News (06/11/15)
St Helena - South Atlantic Media Services - St Helena's News (06/11/15)
This week on Saint Helena Local TV broadcast:
Solomon’s celebrate 225 years in business
First tourist ship of the season arrives
Sports fishing on island steps up a gear
We tour the new horizons haunted house
And highlights from this week’s football
South Atlantic Media Services (SAMS) have started the production of weekly news round-up of events happening on the remote Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Island whose population is around 4000 people has a long and varied history, however life did not stop when Napoleon died. See for yourself.
South Atlantic Media Services or SAMS for short is one of the Islands main suppliers of News and already produces two local radio stations and a weekly Newspaper. All available on their website.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
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Saint Helena is a tropical island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4000 km east of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008 census). It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. One of the most remote islands in the world, it was for centuries an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation, and attempts to boost rainfall artificially. This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualization of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.
Saint Helena is Britain's second oldest remaining British Overseas Territory, after Bermuda.
Landscape Photography of St Helena Island - Chasing The Light
As photographers on St Helena one of our biggest challenges is capturing good quality, landscape photographs of St Helena. The island is very small yet it boasts amazing, mountainous scenery. But these very same features also work against us, generating cloudy conditions which tend to obscure the morning and evening golden hour.
This video shows off some of the landscape photographs of St Helena we’ve been able to capture, but also the challenges of contending with misty weather.
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Diana's Peak St Helena Island
Diana's Peak is the highest point of land on St Helena Island. Standing at 823 Meters Approx.
Viewing from the top of Diana's Peak you get a 360 Degree view of the island. Epic Videos, Epic Photos an Epic time all together.
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Saint Helena drive, May 4.2014
Boer Cemetary to Thompsons Wood.
Video study of St Helena Storm-petrel off St Helena, South Atlantic, April 2018
This taxon is not well known and rarely photographed or videod. It breeds on rocky islets off St Helena and, presumably the same, off rocky islets off Ascension Island. The birds that feature in this video are breeders in the southern winter and there are seasonal breeding populations. The birds have a particularly robust bill, unlike most other strm-prtrels. Following April chumming sessions in 2006 and 2010, with moderate success, this year we chummed using (imported) Menhaden fish oil and mixed this with various fishy products. The results were superb as seen here.
Wolf and Glenn go to St Helena and Ascension Island
A year ago, my friend Wolf convinced me to take the strangest of trips, on a small royal postal ship for three weeks, to one of the most remote places on the planet.
Pitcairn Islands - wildlife and heritage
Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
This mini-documentary explores the wildlife and heritage of the Pitcairn Islands - the only UK Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The Pitcairn Islands comprise four islands (Pitcairn, Henderson, Oeno and Ducie), although only Pitcairn is inhabited. Pitcairn is home to many unique animals and plants, as well as introduced animals, such as a giant Galapagos tortoise called Mrs. T and spectacular fig plants. Among Pitcairn's unique plants is a unique abutilon, which is extremely rare, but being propagated in a conservation centre on the island. Offshore, the reefs are exceptional. The remoteness of Pitcairn has allowed exquisite coral gardens to survive. These are exceptionally rich and home to vast numbers of reef fish. On Henderson Island, large seabird colonies abound, including populations of four unique birds that occur now where else on Earth.
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To discovery the wildlife, history and cultures of all of the UK Overseas Territories, please visit BritainsTreasureIslands.com
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation
Saint Helena – plant conservation
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs
Islands of Evolution
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
Chapel of Ease St Helena Island SC Part One
The first part of a visit to the Chapel of Ease Ruin site, Lands End Road, St Helena Island, South Carolina. The site includes a 1740 structure that burned during a late 19th century forest fire and was never reconstructed. and a cemetery.
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In this week's Newsbite show - presented by Nicole Peters and first aired locally on the 11 March 2016 - making the headlines: Election candidates announced, free child seats for low income families, New Horizons opens their new gym and highlights from last week's sporting action.
Restoring Napoleon's home in exile
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Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
1. Tilt up painting of Napoleon
Saint Helena island - 23 February, 2012
2. Wide pan left of St Helena Island
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
3. Wide of Longwood House
4. Wide of museum curator walking towards Longwood House
5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
There is metal in the floor, metal in the wall, so all of this needs to be restored. We will restore the flooring, the walls and roof.
6. Tracking shot Dancoisne-Martineau walks through Longwood House
7. Wide of the dining room of Longwood House
8. Close of painting of Napoleon reading to a member of his entourage
9. Close tilt up a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte
10. Close of painting of Napoleon and his entourage at the dining room table
11. Close detail of Napoleon at the dining room table
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12. Close tilt down from Georgie Thomas to a dehumidifier
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
It actually absorbs all the dampness that's in the air here, and it collects it inside this little tray here.
14. Close of water that has collected in the dehumidifier
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
But in the very dry periods we don't have to use those, you know.
15. Close of a painting of Napoleon reading
16. Wide pan left of Georgie Thomas carrying a bucket
17. Various of Georgie Thomas inspecting termites
18. Close of termites
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
This has probably been on the ground, for like, two weeks, and you can see actually how much damage it does. They're very destructive.
20. Mid of Georgie Thomas carrying termite chemicals
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
Now you see this is what we use for control of these termites.
21. Close of chemicals being injected into the floor
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
So as you can see we've got these small holes drilled and this is how we apply it. A little drop in each one.
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
22. Pan of Dancoisne-Martineau walking outside Longwood House
23. Focus pull between flowers and French Flag
24. Pull to billiards room at Longwood House
25. Close of painting of Napoleon
26. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
In fact it's a man who held onto his past, which included his title of Emperor of the French. On the other hand the British recognised him as General Bonaparte only. There was no compromise on either side of this, so this house was the only way for Napoleon to escape this conflict of interests.
27. Mid of the peepholes in the shutters
28. Close looking through the peepholes
29. Wide of the death room at Longwood House
30. Close of Napoleon's death mask
31. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
We're about to restore the carpet, according to samples of the original carpet, the cornice, and the wallpaper.
32. Tilt up of painting of Napoleon
33. Close of portrait of Napoleon
34. Mid of Dancoisne-Martineau sorting through some Napoleonic papers
35. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator of Longwood House
No two visitors come to Saint Helena for the same reason. They all come with a pre-conceived idea about what they want to find.
36. Mid of visitor Phillipe Bernardini looking at paintings
37. SOUNDBITE: (French) Phillipe Bernardini, visitor:
Saint Helena is proof of English dishonour. They didn't keep their word. They left Napoleon to die in the middle of the Atlantic on a volcano without anything.
38. Close of visitor Simon Green pan right to Longwood House
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St Helena News - Newsbite 3 March 2017
This weeks Newsbite is presented by Donna Crowie and in the headline:
Water restrictions lifted
Plantation House holds dance competition
Atlantic Star to land at St Helena Airport - with a bigger plane
Guides celebrate 'Thinking Day'
And we have your latest sports roundup
Kedzie Saint Helena Island Slave
St. Helena Island slaves speak English, but African drums still throb in their veins; they hear the whispers of their ancestors. From this arises a girl of unusual strength, whose pampered life ends when her kindly mistress dies, and she moves to a shanty in the quarters. Kedzie soon learns that the punishing fields aren't nearly as grim as her master's abuse. Enter Rio, a young man without a family and at a loss for a heritage. He loves Kedzie, but he can't rescue her. Kedzie alone can save herself. How a people survives adversity is a story that never grows old. This is a bold look at slavery. No explanations. No apologies. If you like historical fiction, Kedzie is a must-read.