Jamestown

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Jamestown is the small historic port town that serves as the administrative and commercial center of the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative centre
commercial centre
port
settlement
town
accessedBy road from the island’s interior
sea
capitalOf Saint Helena
country Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
demographics small population
governingBody Saint Helena Government
hasClimate arid climate
hasFeature historic port
small town
hasGovernmentBuilding The Castle
hasHarbourFacility landing steps
mooring buoys
hasLandmark Castle Gardens
Jacob’s Ladder
Museum of Saint Helena
St James’ Church
The Castle (government offices)
hasMuseum Museum of Saint Helena
hasPort Jamestown harbour
hasPublicSpace Castle Gardens
hasReligiousBuilding St James’ Church
historicSignificance one of the oldest European settlements in the South Atlantic
locatedIn British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena
South Atlantic Ocean
locatedInTimeZone UTC+0
locatedOn north‑west coast of Saint Helena
namedAfter James, Duke of York (later King James II of England)
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territories
primaryEconomicActivity government services
retail trade
tourism
roadConnection Ladder Hill Road NERFINISHED
Side Path Road
role administrative centre of Saint Helena
commercial centre of Saint Helena
sovereignState United Kingdom
streetPattern linear settlement along a narrow valley
transportRole main sea gateway to Saint Helena
usesCurrency Pound sterling
Saint Helena pound


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