Dotting the South Atlantic between Africa and South America, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are British Overseas Territories consisting of the Saint Helena Island, Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha archipelago including Gough Island. These remote islands are set rather far from each other, but belong under one single territorial group and have a rich military history owing to their strategic positioning. The best known of the islands, St Helena, once home to the exiled French Emperor Napolean Bonaparte, features beautiful landscapes and world-class opportunities for a variety of outdoor activities. To the north, Ascension Island boasts magnificent volcanic landscapes and top-notch diving, and to the south, Tristan da Cunha forms part of the most isolated inhabited archipelago in the world, featuring Queen Mary’s Peak Volcano.
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Africa and South America, lies St Helena, one of the most remote islands in the world. Along with Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, St Helena forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena. The island boasts some extraordinarily scenic, untouched landscapes ranging from dramatic cliffs and towering sand dunes to the lush green hills of the sub-tropical interior, all of it is surrounded by pristine beaches and glistening ocean where dolphins and whales are often spotted. Visitors will be blessed with world-class opportunities for a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, ornithology, marine trips, diving and fishing. The island is perhaps best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile and death, as commemorated by his historical residences, the Briars and Longwood and his now-empty tomb.
