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Saint Helena (/həˈliːnə/ hə-LEE-nə) is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic

Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210
mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola
in southwestern Africa. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,
Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.[3] Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres
(10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,534 (2016 census).[2] It was named after Saint
Helena of Constantinople.

It is one of the most remote islands in the world, and was uninhabited when
discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. It was an important stopover for ships sailing
to Europe from Asia and South Africa for centuries. Napoleon was imprisoned there
in exile by the British, as was Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army
against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second
Boer War, including Piet Cronjé.[4]

Saint Helena is Britain's second-oldest overseas territory after Bermuda.

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