The highest point of the island is Diana's Peak at 818 m (2,684 ft). In 1996 it became the island's first national park. In 2000 a project began to replant part of the lost Great Wood, called the Millennium Forest, and is now managed by the Saint Helena National Trust, established in 2002.
When the island was
discovered, it was covered with unique indigenous vegetation, including a
remarkable cabbage tree species. The flora of Saint Helena contains a high proportion of endemic
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