Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, on St Helena

In view of the confusion caused yesterday, today's featured page is about Jonathan (and his companions).
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Astronaut from St Helena? (The moon-buggy is a Ford Escort Mk 2)

Following the launch of NASA's Artemis 2, today’s featured page is Exploring Space: To the stars and beyond - from St Helena!
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St Helena team for the Island Games in Guernsey 2023

What do you know about… Sport on St Helena, including international competition.
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Various St Helena souvenirs, all locally made and mostly by hand

What do you know about… What to buy: Souvenir shopping on St Helena…
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Proclamation notice

On this day in 1840 (186 years ago): A Court is established in St Helena to judge cases where ships are charged with slave trading.
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St Helena's contribution to ending the Atlantic slave trade.
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First known map of St Helena, 1506

Today’s ‘Did you know?’… There are other places in the world called St Helena but ours is the original… we were named at least 300 years before all the others…
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Saints (and others) at play on St Helena

Today’s featured item from the Top 20 Things To Do: Meet some Saints
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Collectable St Helena postage stamp

What do you know about… Postage Stamps: our stamps are very collectable!
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Humour: canoeing to St Helena

What do you know about… Getting Here: How to travel to St Helena…
See here for mainstream and more creative ways! sainthelenaisland.info/gettinghere....
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Some of the Endemic species of St Helena

What do you know about… Island Nature: Our island’s natural environment…
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We're proud to have more Endemic Species than any other British Overseas Territory!
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This Year ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

See what will be happening on St Helena this MARCH…
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Introduction ⋅ Saint Helena Island Info ⋅ About St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

sainthelenaisland.info has just been updated, with some cool new stuff!
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SAMS Radio 1 logo, St Helena

Today’s featured page: SAMS Radio 1: News, features and entertainment
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On FM in St Helena and everywhere in the world through Streaming.
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What the elephant might have seen from its ship: James Bay, St Helena in the late 1700s

On this day in 1796 (230 years ago): The "first elephant ever brought to America" arrives while her ship takes on supplies, including "greens for the elephant".
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Walking group at the Martello Tower, St Helena

What do you know about… Walking St Helena: Well off the beaten track…
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You'll see a lot more than from a vehicle.
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RMS St Helena in James Bay, St Helena

On this day in 2018 (8 years ago): The iconic RMS St Helena (1990-2018) arrives from Ascension Island for her final call at St Helena.
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Jamestown, St Helena

Today’s ‘Did you know?’… The ‘St Helena High’ is absolutely nothing to do with drugs…
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St Helena coin minted to commemorate Halley's visit

On this day in 1677 (349 years ago): Edmond Halley visits and observes the positions of 341 stars in the Southern hemisphere; one of our many famous visitors.
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Boer PoW graves at Knollcombes, St Helena

Today’s ‘Did you know?’… The Boer PoWs were buried in a Baptist cemetery because the Anglicans declared them ‘heathens’ and ‘enemies of The Crown’ and refused to bury them
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Whale Shark off St Helena with diver (for scale)

On this day in 2013 (13 years ago): Significant numbers of Whale Sharks are observed in James Bay. This is the first time such numbers have been reported.
Here every year, you MUST see them!
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Heavy seas at Jamestown, St Helena

On this day in 2013 (13 years ago): Passengers on the cruise ship MS Sinfonia rebel when the captain says the sea is too rough to land them. He changes his mind.
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"Country Church", St Helena, at that time

On this day in 1704 (322 years ago): Dr. John Kerr, the chaplain, accused of stirring up dissent & being a drunk.
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"Troublesome Priests" were quite a problem then!
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On this day in 1815 (211 years ago): The Schooner ‘Saint Helena’ arrives for use by the St Helena Government, the first island ship to carry the name St Helena.
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What do you know about… Getting Here: How to travel to St Helena…
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Open beehive on St Helena

What do you know about… Bees and Beekeeping: …and don’t forget the honey…
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Yacht moored at St Helena

What do you know about… Yachting: We are a convenient stopover in the South Atlantic… sainthelenaisland.info/yachting.htm #StHelena #StHelenaIsland #VisitStHelena #HistoricalStHelena #DestinationStHelena #MagicalStHelena

"The aliens are coming" over St Helena

On this day in 2016 (10 years ago): A spectacular cloud formation seen over St Helena. Contrary to widespread expectations it does not precede an Alien Invasion)
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St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean

See what’s happening on St Helena this JANUARY…
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Matty John at the White Horse, Jamestown, St Helena

On this day in 1974 (52 years ago): Matty John, perhaps the best loved folk singer in the island’s history, dies on St Helena.
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New Year party, on "The Bridge", Jamestown, St Helena

Happy New Year to all from Saint Helena Island Info
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