Isiqithi saseSanta Helena (iSaint Helena), esinendawo yeekhilomitha ezili-121 kunye nabemi abangama-5661 (2008). Sisisiqithi sentaba-mlilo kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantic yoMzantsi Afrika, ikwi-United Kingdom, ziikhilomitha ezingama-1950 ukusuka kunxweme olusentshona yeAfrika kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-3400 ukusuka kunxweme olusempuma yoMzantsi Merika. Isiqithi sase-Saint Helena kunye ne-Tristan da Cunha Islands ukuya emazantsi zenza i-Britane koloni yase-Saint Helena. Iintlanga ezixubileyo ikakhulu. Abahlali bathetha isiNgesi kwaye bakholelwa kubuKrestu. Idolophu elikomkhulu laseJamestown. UNapoleon odumileyo wagxothelwa apha de kwasekufeni kwakhe.

Indawo eyiSt. Helena yi-15 ° 56 'kumazantsi olwandle kunye no-5 ° 42' kubude basentshona. Esona siqithi siphambili saseSt. Helena ziikhilomitha ezili-121, i-Ascension Island ngama-91 eekhilomitha, kunye neTristan da Cunha Island i-104 yeekhilomitha.

Zonke iziqithi zeSt. Helena ziziqithi ezinentaba-mlilo, kwaye intaba-mlilo eseTristan da Cunha isasebenza nanamhlanje. Indawo ephezulu yesiqithi esiphambili saseSt.Helena ziimitha ezingama-823 (Diana's Peak), kunye neyona ndawo iphakamileyo eTristan da Cunha (kunye neyona ndawo iphakamileyo yekholoni yonke) ziimitha ezingama-2060 (iQueen Mary's Peak). Indawo leyo inamagingxigingxi kwaye ineentaba, kwaye eyona ndawo iphakamileyo yiXihuo Aktaion Intaba kubude beemitha ezingama-823. Imozulu imnene unyaka wonke, kunye nemvula yonyaka eyi-300-500 mm entshona kunye ne-800 mm empuma.

Isiqithi esiphambili saseSt.Helena sinemozulu yaselwandle yetropiki, kwaye iziqithi zeTristan da Cunha zinemozulu epholileyo yaselwandle.

Kukho iintlobo ezingama-40 zezityalo eSt. Helena ezingafumanekiyo kwenye indawo. Isiqithi i-Ascension yindawo yokuzala yeefudo zaselwandle.

Isiqithi sase-South Atlantic, ikholoni yase-Bhritane, iikhilomitha ezingama-1950 entshona yonxweme olusemazantsi-ntshona e-Afrika. Ukugubungela indawo ye-122 yeekhilomitha, elona lide lelona khilomitha li-17 ukusuka kumazantsi-ntshona ukuya emantla mpuma, kwaye eyona ndawo ibanzi ziikhilomitha ezili-10. IJamestown (iJamestown) ikomkhulu layo kunye nezibuko. I-Ascension kunye neTristan da Cunha ziziqithi.

Urhuluneli waseSt. Helena wonyulwa nguKumkani okanye uKumkanikazi waseNgilani. Ibhunga lendawo linabameli abali-15 kwisithuba seminyaka emine, abanyulwe ngabahlali besiqithi. Elona ziko liphezulu lezomthetho yiNkundla ePhakamileyo. I-St. Helena ixhomekeke ngokupheleleyo kwinkxaso-mali yase-Bhritane.Ku-1998, urhulumente wase-Bhritane wanikezela ngoncedo loqoqosho kwesi siqithi ngezigidi ezi-5. Amashishini aphambili kwesi siqithi kukuloba, ukufuya izilwanyana kunye nemisebenzi yezandla. Abemi abaninzi besi siqithi bayishiya iSt. Helena baya kufuna imali kwezinye iindawo.

Umhlaba olimekayo kunye nomhlaba wokutyala ungaphantsi kwe-1/3 yommandla wesiqithi.Izona zivuno ziphambili ziitapile, umbona kunye nemifuno. Iigusha, iibhokhwe, iinkomo kunye neehagu nazo ziyafuywa. Akukho dipozithi idipozithi kwaye akukho mveliso. Ezinye iinkuni ezenziwe apha zisetyenziselwa ukwakha kunye nokwenza iimveliso zeenkuni ezintle kunye nefenitshala. Kukho ishishini lokuloba kulwandle olujikeleze isiqithi, ikakhulu ukubambisa ityhuna, uninzi lwayo lukhenkcezisiwe kwaye lugcinwe kwindawo yokugcina ebandayo ekufuphi, kwaye ezinye ziyomiswa kwaye zifakwe emanzini kwesi siqithi. Ngokusisiseko zonke iimveliso zithunyelwa kumazwe angaphandle. Izinto zokungenisa elizweni zibandakanya ukutya, ipetroli, iimoto, izixhobo zombane, oomatshini, impahla kunye nesamente. Uqoqosho luxhomekeke ikakhulu kuncedo lophuhliso olunikezwa ngurhulumente wase-Bhritane. Eyona misebenzi iphambili yezoqoqosho kukuloba, ukufuya imfuyo kunye nemisebenzi yezandla. Kuphuhliswe ishishini lokulungisa iinkuni. Ubutyebi obuninzi bokuloba.

Ngo-1990, i-GDP yayiyi-18.5 yezigidi zeedola zase-US. Iyunithi yemali yiponti iSt. Helena, elingana neponti yaseBritane. Ithumela kakhulu iintlanzi, imisebenzi yezandla kunye noboya, kwaye ingenisa ngaphakathi ukutya, iziselo, icuba, ukutya, izinto zokwakha, oomatshini kunye nezixhobo, kunye neemoto. Kwakukho iikhilomitha ezingama-98 zendlela ye-asphalt ngo-1990. Akukho loliwe okanye isikhululo seenqwelomoya, kwaye utshintsho lwangaphandle luxhomekeke ekuthumeleni. Izibuko kuphela, iJamestown, linendawo entle yokufumana iinqanawa kunye neenkonzo zolwandle kunye neempahla e-UK nase Mzantsi Afrika. Kukho inkqubo yohola wendlela kwisiqithi.