Saint Helena Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:airport Saint Helena Airport
gptkbp:area 122 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:climate subtropical
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Saint Helena
gptkbp:currency Saint Helena pound
gptkbp:dialCode +290
gptkbp:discoveredBy Portuguese
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1502
gptkbp:distanceFromAfrica 1,950 km west of the coast of southwestern Africa
gptkbp:distanceFromSouthAmerica 4,000 km east of Rio de Janeiro
gptkbp:drivesOn left
gptkbp:famousFor exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:flag Flag of Saint Helena
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Saint_Helena_ebony
gptkb:Saint_Helena_redwood
gptkbp:governor Nigel Phillips (as of 2024)
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Napoleon's_Tomb
gptkbp:highestPoint 818 m
Diana's Peak
gptkbp:historicalEvent used as a prison for Boer War prisoners
used as a prison for Zulu king Dinuzulu
Napoleon's exile (1815-1821)
used as a prison for Bahraini princes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Helena Island
gptkbp:internetTLD .sh
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:SH-HL
SHJAM
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:mainIndustry fishing
tourism
government services
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:namedAfter Saint Helena of Constantinople
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Jacob's_Ladder
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
gptkbp:population approximately 4,500
gptkbp:postalCode gptkb:Saint_Helena_Post_Office
STHL 1ZZ
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:transportation limited road network
no public railways
regular air service since 2017
gptkbp:wildlife Saint Helena plover
wirebird
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarah_Boardman_Judson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6