Dependencies of Saint Helena

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The area given in "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" for Tristan da Cunha includes only the island itself. If the other islands administered as part of Tristan da Cunha dependency are counted, the total area of the dependency is 200 km.² (77 mi.²), and the total area of Saint Helena (the country) is 410 km.² (158 mi.²).

Country overview: 

Saint Helena has been a British possession for the entire 20th century.

Other names of country: 

1. Dutch: Sint Helena
2. French: Sainte-Hélène
3. German: Sankt Helena
4. Italian: Sant'Elena
5. Portuguese: Santa Helena
6. Spanish: Santa Elena

Origin of name: 

named after Saint Helena (248?-328?), mother of Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine; discovered by João da Nova on Saint Helena's Day, 1502-08-18.

Primary subdivisions: 

Saint Helena is divided into one administrative area and two dependencies.

Postal codes: 

According to address expert Graham Rhind, the postal codes of these divisions in the U.K. system are respectively ASCN 1ZZ, STHL 1ZZ, and TDCU 1ZZ.

Territorial extent: 

Tristan da Cunha includes Inaccessible Island, Gough Island, and the Nightingale Islands.

Origins of names: 

1. Ascension Island: discovered by João da Nova on 1501-06-01, Ascension Day
2. Tristan da Cunha: discovered by Portuguese navigator Tristão da Cunha in 1506

Change history: 

1. 1922: Ascension transferred from direct rule by the Admiralty Board to Saint Helena.
2. 1938-01-12: Tristan da Cunha became a dependency of Saint Helena.

Other names of subdivisions: 

1. Ascension: Ascensão (Portuguese)
2. Tristan da Cunha: Tristão da Cunha (Portuguese)