January 2005 - St. Helena
Facts
One of Britain's last remaining colonial possessions, the
island of St Helena lies halfway between Africa and South
America, with her two dependencies of Ascension and Tristan
da Cunha
St Helena has only one harbour called The Anchorage. The
rest of the coast is towering rocky cliffs backed by green
slopes climbing up to the summit of Mount Acteon at 2683 ft
(818 m). The highest spot is Diana's Peak at 823 metres.
St Helena's popularity as a port of call for passenger liners
has now been taken over by sailing yachts, a large number
of which stop there every year. A warm welcome awaits the
visiting sailor ashore in Jamestown, the island's only settlement.
(Source: Noonsite)
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