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when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena
was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It
acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile, from
1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of
call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
Ascension Island is the site of a US Air Force auxiliary
airfield; Gough Island has a meteorological station. NEAR
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SAINT HELENA 
