Saint Helena - the last resting place of Napoleon Bashny.Net

Saint Helena - a British overseas territory, located in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The island is considered one of the most remote inhabited island on the planet. For example, the nearest mainland from here - 1950 kilometers.





This continent is Africa. Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese in the distant 1502, the year. Then he was completely uninhabited. Starting from the XVII-th century, the island was settled by the British. For a long time, the island of St. Helena is considered an important place to stop sailors from Asia and Africa, who went to Europe. With the advent in 1869, the year of the Suez Canal, St. Helena has lost its significance. The most famous inhabitant of the island was Napoleon Bonaparte, who lived here from 1815 to 1821-th-th years. Here he died great emperor. Below you will see his residence.