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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Western AfricaCapital JamestownTerritory
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory connected to the United Kingdom, in Western Africa, Africa. Its main town is Jamestown.
A way to remember it
Lonely specks far out in the South Atlantic, closer to Africa than to South America.
Good to know
Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.
Quick facts
- CapitalJamestown
- RegionAfrica, Western Africa