Saint Helena
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Saint Helena
Official name: | Saint Helena |
Capital: | Jamestown |
Area: | total: 410 sq km note: includes St. Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands water: 0 sq km land: 410 sq km |
Climate: | Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) |
Location: | islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa |
Geographic coordinates: | 15 56 S, 5 42 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 60 km |
Terrain: | Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains note: the other islands of the group have a volcanic origin |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m |
Map of Saint Helena