British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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The British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a remote group of South Atlantic islands under UK sovereignty, known for their strategic location, unique ecosystems, and small, dispersed populations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
dependent territory
overseas territory
capital Jamestown
capitalOfAscensionIsland Georgetown
capitalOfSaintHelena Jamestown
capitalOfTristanDaCunha Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
climate cool oceanic (Tristan da Cunha)
subtropical (Saint Helena)
tropical (Ascension Island)
constitutionalChange renamed from "Saint Helena and Dependencies" in 2009
constitutionalStatus self-governing in internal affairs
contains Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Tristan da Cunha
continent Africa
country United Kingdom
currency Pound sterling
Saint Helena pound
defenceResponsibility United Kingdom
drivingSide left
foreignRelationsResponsibility United Kingdom NERFINISHED
geographicalCharacteristic remote islands
volcanic islands
governingDocument Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
governorResidence Plantation House
hasAirport RAF Ascension Island
Saint Helena Airport
hasPart Ascension Island Council
Saint Helena Island Council
Tristan da Cunha Island Council
headOfState Charles III
knownFor high levels of endemism
unique island ecosystems
legalSystem English law
location South Atlantic Ocean
monarch Charles III
officialLanguage English
officialName Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
populationCharacteristic dispersed population
small population
representativeOfMonarch Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
shortName Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
sovereignState United Kingdom
strategicUse military communications
naval staging point
space tracking
timeZone UTC+0

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ascension Island
Ascension Island Council ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Georgetown
Green Mountain
Green Mountain National Park
Nightingale Island
Queen Mary’s Peak
RAF Ascension Island
Saint Helena ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Tristan da Cunha ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
partOf
Diana’s Peak ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Georgetown ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Jamestown ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Longwood House
Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)
Napoleon’s bedroom
Saint Helena pound ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Stoltenhoff Island ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
country
Green Mountain cloud forest
Island Council of Tristan da Cunha
Jamestown
Stoltenhoff Island
locatedIn
AC
FK ("British Overseas Territory")
associatedWith
Saint Helena ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
Tristan da Cunha ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
governingTerritory
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
appliesTo
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
appliesToJurisdiction
.sh ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
assignedTo
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ("renamed from "Saint Helena and Dependencies" in 2009")
constitutionalChange
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena ("Crown colony of Saint Helena")
followedBy
Queen Mary’s Peak ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
hasParentTerritory
British Overseas Territories ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
include
Queen Mary’s Peak ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha territory")
isHighestPointOf
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
jurisdiction
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
officialName
Saint Helena Airport
regionServed
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
shortName
Diocese of St Helena ("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha")
territory

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