Talk:Saint Helena

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[edit] Please

Someone please disambiguation-ify this page. --Smack 04:35, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

Oddly "none" of the other meanings have pages. The disambiguation should probably be at Saint_Helena (disambiguation) rather than at Saint_Helena.
Most or all uses are probably about the British Island, thus Saint Helena (Britain) is probably better at Saint_Helena, see: Special:Whatlinkshere/Saint_Helena. User:Docu
As in the meantime Saint_Helena has been moved to Saint_Helena (disambiguation). I took the liberty to move Saint Helena (Britain) back to Saint_Helena. User:Docu

Nothing about Euro-discovery, whether previously inhabited, or source of name. Any relationship to the Barons St Helens, namesake of Mount St Helens?

--Jerzy(t) 20:52, 2004 Sep 26 (UTC)

The sentence "Napoleon Bonaparte ended his life in exile on St. Helena" could imply suicide. Changing to "spent the last part of his life in exile..." for clarity.

[edit] One crop economy

"The island's economy was a one crop economy for many years, but is now very weak, and is almost entirely sustained solely on aid from London."

What was the "one crop" the island depended on, or what does this refer to? Can someone who knows please clarify this?

Jonathunder 17:07, 2004 Nov 11 (UTC)

[edit] General Development of Article

Is "the administrative unit that includes it and ..." the "Crown Colony of St. Helena"?

This needs to become a typical country article, with the links to "main articles" integrated into a summary article.
--Jerzy(t) 17:50, 2004 Dec 23 (UTC)

[edit] Remoteness

Saint Helena is one of the most remote islands in the world. We should probably mention that. I'd do it myself, but I'm not sure where it would fit. Also, I'm not sure by exactly what metric it is most remote. I've heard that Napoleon was banished there because of its remoteness. 4.242.147.147 02:48, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Connection with Africa?

Why does this article use the {{Africa}} template? No geographic, ethnographic, or historic ties to the African continent are indicated by the article. --Dcfleck 21:39, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I concur. Should be removed. Boldymumbles 10:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

  • Which continent do you think it is in then? Or perhaps none? Astrotrain 10:42, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] name, or is it discovery?

The island is said to have been discovered on 21 May 1502 by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova and named after Helena of Constantinople, although there is evidence to the contrary.

This is needlessly cryptic. There's no indication of what this evidence is, nor of how it contradicts the usual theory—did someone else name the island? Is it named after a different Helena? Is it not named after a Helena at all, but garbled from something unrelated? Or is it that João da Nova didn't actually discover it, or didn't discover it on 21 May 1502, or whatever? Who can tell? Not readers of this article. Googling turned up nothing useful, so I've tagged the sentence as needing citation for now; if it's now made useful soon I'll delete it. —Charles P._(Mirv) 07:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, damn. This was added by a sporadically active IP in August of this year; I've left a message, but chasing whispers like this rarely leads anywhere. —Charles P._(Mirv) 07:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wildlife

As I have pointed out over on the TdaC page, why isn't there anything about the islands' flora and fauna? Surely they must have some unusual birds or plants, considering that they are remote, but also have a mild climate. --MacRusgail 15:31, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

See the Wildlife of Saint Helena page. W2ch00 15:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, I don't know how I missed it.--MacRusgail 05:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronuciation

My father and I have listened to Radio Saint Helena day in the past. The island has been pronounced [ha-LEE-na]. I don't know how to cite or add this to the article. I also don't know if Radio Saint Helena should be mentioned for the shortwave listeners out there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Samyam (talk • contribs) 04:19, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

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