| SAINT HELENIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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410 sq km |
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[6th of 238]
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Area > Total
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413 sq km |
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[206th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[209th of 239]
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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) |
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Coastline
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60 km |
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[191st of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,062 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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6.5% |
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[158th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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15 56 S, 5 42 W |
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Land use > Arable land
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12.9% |
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[88th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[228th of 258]
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Location
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2300 nm southwest of Saint Helena |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[122nd of 191]
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Natural hazards
active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha, last eruption in 1961 |
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Natural resources
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fish, lobster |
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Population density
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17.43 people per sqkm |
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[187th of 256]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Queen Mary's Peak |
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Terrain
the islands of this group result from volcanic activity associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge |
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