Trivia in Saint Helena
Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country
National symbols
Flag: Blue Ensign with the Union Jack in the canton and each island's distinctive crest (no unified official flag for the entire territory has been established)
Emblem: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Trivia & facts
- Saint Helena coffee is famous as rare beans traded at world-highest prices.
- Jacob's Ladder has 699 steep steps with annual time trials.
- Tristan da Cunha is Guinness-registered as 'the world's most isolated inhabited island.'
- Long Beach on Ascension Island is one of the Atlantic's largest green turtle nesting sites.
- Many islanders go by nicknames, sometimes officially recorded in documents.
- Vehicle license plates have different designs for each island.
- Internet depends on satellite links, making data communications very expensive.
- St. James Church is the Southern Hemisphere's oldest active Anglican church (built 1774).
- The island assisted ground control for British astronaut Tim Peake's ISS mission.
- The island emblem 'Saint Helena Wirebird' is an endemic endangered species.