St Helena got an airport: Where to now for one of Earth’s remotest places?
Marcella Mittens
Few people know much about St Helena; one of the most remote islands on earth. The one thing many people do know is that Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled here — in 1815, for the last six years of his life — precisely due to its remoteness.
Today, tiny St Helena continues to navigate the complex challenge of balancing tourism development with the preservation of its unique culture and environment.
St Helena has a population of only 4,048 people, on a tiny landmass of just 122 square kilometres. The island is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, but few British people know of its existence.
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