island of Nevis

E396947

The island of Nevis is a small Caribbean island in the West Indies, known for its volcanic peak, historic plantations, and as the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
island of Nevis canonical 8
Island of Nevis 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
strait
volcanic island
volcano
birthplaceOf Alexander Hamilton
borderedBy Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts)
surface form: Saint Kitts (across The Narrows)
bornIn Nevis
capital Charlestown
colonizedBy England
country Saint Kitts and Nevis
formerColonyOf United Kingdom
hasAirport Vance W. Amory International Airport
hasArea about 93 square kilometres
hasClimate tropical
hasCoastlineFeature coral reefs
sandy beaches
hasCurrency East Caribbean dollar
hasEthnicGroup Afro-Caribbean people
hasGovernmentType island administration within a federal state
hasHeadOfLocalGovernment Premier of Nevis
hasHighestPoint Nevis
surface form: Nevis Peak
hasLocalExecutive Nevis Island Administration
hasLocalLegislature Nevis Island Assembly
hasMainEconomicActivity agriculture
offshore financial services
tourism
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPort Charlestown harbour
hasReligiousMajority Christianity
hasShape roughly circular
historicalEconomy sugar plantations
knownFor birthplace of Alexander Hamilton
historic plantations
volcanic peak
largestSettlement Charlestown
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
locatedOn Nevis
partOf Leeward Islands
surface form: British Leeward Islands (historical)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
West Indies
separatedFrom Saint Kitts by The Narrows
separates Nevis
island of Saint Kitts
surface form: Saint Kitts
sovereignState Saint Kitts and Nevis
usesTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevis Island Administration governs island of Nevis
Parish of Saint Paul Charlestown partOf island of Nevis
Hamilton House locatedOn island of Nevis
Bath Hotel and Spring House locatedOn island of Nevis
Jewish Cemetery of Nevis locatedOn island of Nevis
island of Saint Kitts formsCountryWith island of Nevis
Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis federalStructureIncludes island of Nevis
this entity surface form: Island of Nevis
Nevis public works serviceArea island of Nevis
subject surface form: Nevis Public Works
this entity surface form: Island of Nevis