page_title: Saint Helena
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Helena / Transport
caption_attribution_description: The RMS St. Helena, at anchor in James Bay, Island of St. Helena (evening) IMO Number: 8716306 Country: United Kingdom MMSI Number: 232669000 Callsign: MMHE5 Length: 102 m Beam: 20 m
context_page_description: Saint Helena is a remote volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, belonging to the United Kingdom. The island lies some 1,950 kilometres west of the coast of southwestern Africa, and 4,000 kilometres east of Rio de Janeiro on the South American coast. It is one of three British Overseas Territory grouped as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres and has a population of 4,534. It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world and was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. It was an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and Southern Africa for centuries.
  The island was the place of imprisonment of Napoleon by the British from 1815 to his death in 1821. Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo was imprisoned there, along with more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War, including Piet Cronjé.
  Saint Helena is the United Kingdom's second-oldest overseas territory after Bermuda.
context_section_description: Saint Helena is one of the most remote islands in the world. It has one commercial airport, and the island has become somewhat more accessible since air traffic opened in 2017.
caption: RMS St Helena in James Bay
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