Which country or map area contains Saint Helena?
Saint Helena is shown within Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Region name
- Saint Helena
- Approximate latitude
- 16.0° south
- Approximate longitude
- 5.7° west
- Country capital
- Jamestown
- Country currency
- Pound sterling, Saint Helena pound
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Saint Helena
What kind of place is Saint Helena?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Saint Helena on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 16.0° south latitude and 5.7° west longitude.
What is the capital of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
The country capital is Jamestown.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.