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St Helena: Atlantic paradise

Whale sharks, Diana's Peak, the World's oldest terrestial animal, an island full of adventure. Dan Snow visited the isolated island of St Helena, the secret jewel of the South Atlantic. Safe streets, ...
The present avifauna of St. Helena is a very depauperate one, many species of birds having been extirpated since man's discovery of the island in 1502. The great extent of this extinction was ...
From cliffside trails to a vast marine sanctuary, this far-flung Atlantic island is an adventure playground with a remarkable history ...
After Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was exiled to St. Helena, one of the world's most remote inhabited islands. He spent the rest of his life there, isolated ...