Saint Helena (historically)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Helena_(historically)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 122 km²
gptkbp:becameCrownColony 1834
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:climate subtropical
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:English_East_India_Company
gptkbp:containsSettlement 17th century
gptkbp:currency Saint Helena pound
gptkbp:discoveredBy Portuguese
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1502
gptkbp:distanceFromAfrica ~1,950 km
gptkbp:distanceFromSouthAmerica ~4,000 km
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_Saint_Helena
gptkbp:historicalEvent Napoleon's exile
Boer War prisoner camp
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Helena (historically)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:namedAfter Saint Helena of Constantinople
gptkbp:NapoleonArrivalYear 1815
gptkbp:NapoleonDeathYear 1821
gptkbp:notableExile gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Longwood_House
gptkb:Jacob's_Ladder
gptkb:Napoleon's_Tomb
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Overseas_Territories
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~4,500
gptkbp:strategicImportance naval station
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:usedAs exile location
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Defaced_Blue_Ensign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7