Geography Of Saint Helena

Location	islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa
Geographic coordinates	15 56 S, 5 42 W
Map references	africa
Area	total: 410 sq km note: includes Saint Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands water: 0 sq km land: 410 sq km
Area comparative	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	60 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Terrain	Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains note: the other islands of the group have a volcanic origin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m
Natural resources	fish
Land use	arable land: 12.9% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.1% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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