As Far Out as it Gets
It exists in splendid isolation, at the cutting edge of history and the threshold of a dream, deep in the South Atlantic. It is St. Helena, a 10-mile-long, 7-mile-wide speck on the map, the second-oldest British overseas territory (after Bermuda and the Falkland Islands) and one of the most remote islands on Earth.
About once a year, a cruise ship might stop at this island, which lies about 1,200 miles from Angola and 1,800 miles from Brazil. The most frequent visitors, though, are private boats: More than 700 called on St. Helena last year alone according to the tourism bureau, either seeking safe haven or supplies, or looking to explore the unspoiled destination.
