Plan a trip to St. Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha

Places to see in St. Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha

12 of the 17 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Gough IslandUNESCO

  Island

  Gough Island, also known historically as Gonçalo Álvares, is a rugged volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Photo: Steven Chown (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Inaccessible IslandUNESCO

  Island

  Inaccessible Island is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Tristan da Cunha. Its highest point, Swale's Fell, reaches 581 m (1,906 ft), and the island is 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) in area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Gratwicke from DC, USA (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Saint Helena

  Island · Saint Helena

  Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa. The nearest countries geographically are Angola and Namibia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: the NASA Expedition 19 crew (Public domain). Map

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  Ascension Island

  Island · Ascension

  Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, near 8° south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles (1,540 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ben Tullis from Cambridge, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Jamestown

  City · Saint Helena

  Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is also the historic main settlement of the island and is on its north-western coast.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andrew Neaum (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Georgetown

  Town · Ascension

  Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: LordHarris (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Longwood House

  Museum · Saint Helena

  Longwood House is a mansion on the British overseas territory island of St. Helena. It was the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, the former Emperor of the French, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Michel Dancoisne-Martineau (CC0). Map

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  Queen Mary's Peak

  Mountain

  Queen Mary's Peak is an active stratovolcano and the summit of the island of Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean. It has an elevation of 2,062 metres (6,765 ft) above sea level. It is named after Mary of Teck, the Queen consort of King George V.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Gratwicke from DC, USA (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Jacob's Ladder

  Landmark · Saint Helena

  Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The name is a reference to the biblical Jacob's Ladder, a ladder extending to heaven.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Deusdixital (Public domain). Map

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  Green Mountain

  The Peak

  Mountain · Ascension

  Green Mountain, or The Peak, is a stratovolcano on Ascension Island. The volcano is the highest point on Ascension Island. It has gained some fame for claims that it is one of very few large-scale artificial forests. Green Mountain is ranked 38th by topographic isolation.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: LordHarris (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Plantation House

  Museum · Saint Helena

  Plantation House is the official residence of the governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Diana's Peak

  Mountain · Saint Helena

  Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres (2,684 ft), on the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hobe / Holger Behr (Public domain). Map