This is a list of towns and villages in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha.
| Settlement | Other name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | The main civilian settlement on Ascension and its capital. | |
| Two Boats | Two Boats Village | A civilian village, with the island's school. |
| Cat Hill | Main Base | The United States' main military base on the island. |
| Traveller's Hill | Royal Air Force camp. | |
| One Boat | Small village between Two Boats and Georgetown |
Wideawake Airfield (RAF Ascension Island) is a fifth area of settlement, but is not a centre of population.
| Settlement | Other Name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | City of James Town [1] | Jamestown is the capital of Saint Helena and the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is also formally a city. [1] |
| Ruperts | A port village in Jamestown district composed by Rupert's Valley and Rupert's Wharf. | |
| Haytown | Small settlement located in Jamestown district, in Rupert's Valley. | |
| Half Tree Hollow | Half Tree Hollow is now the most populous settlement in Saint Helena; began as a suburb of Jamestown. | |
| Ladder Hill | An older settlement in Half Tree Hollow district, at the top of Jacob's ladder. | |
| Saint Paul's | Location of the Governor's residence and the Anglican cathedral. | |
| Briars Village | Part of the Alarm Forest district; effectively a suburb of Jamestown. | |
| Barren Ground | Part of the Blue Hill district. | |
| Broadbottom | Broad Bottom | Part of the Blue Hill district. |
| Blue Hill | Blue Hill Village | |
| Levelwood | ||
| Longwood | ||
| Hutt's Gate | In Longwood district. | |
| Bamboo Hedge | Main settlement of Sandy Bay district. | |
| New Ground | In St Paul's district. | |
| Thompson's Hill | In St Paul's district. | |
| Settlement | Other Name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh of the Seven Seas | Edinburgh, Settlement of Edinburgh, The Settlement | Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the capital of Tristan da Cunha, and is the only settlement in the archipelago† |
| Potato Patches | Patches Plain, The Patches | Agricultural area, uninhabited |
†although a staffed meteorological station exists on Gough Island .
Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa. St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
This article is about the demographics of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British overseas territory in the south Atlantic Ocean.
This article deals with traffic in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, that is all forms of traffic in the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is also the historic main settlement of the island and is on its north-western coast. Before the development of the port at Rupert's Bay, it was the island's only port and the centre of the island's road and communications network. It was founded when colonists from the English East India Company settled on the island in 1659 and was briefly occupied by the Dutch East India Company in 1673 before being recaptured. Many of the buildings built by the East India Company in the 18th century survive and give the town its distinctive Georgian flavour.
The Saint Helena pound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is fixed at parity with the British pound sterling, and so both currencies are commonly accepted and circulated within Saint Helena. It is subdivided into 100 pence.
The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the official advice of Her Majesty's Government (HMG).
Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the wider British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Like other British Overseas Territories, it issues its own postage stamps, which provide a source of income for the island from sales to overseas collectors, as well as being used for domestic and international postage.
The coat of arms of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, was authorised on 30 January 1984.
The Mission sui iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Mission sui iuris is located in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and covering the Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ascension Island:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Helena:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tristan da Cunha:
ISO 3166-2:SH is the entry for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009, when a new constitution came into force giving the three islands equal status as three territories, with a grouping under the Crown.
Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago of five islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is the island of Tristan da Cunha itself and the second-largest, the remote bird haven, Gough Island. It forms part of a wider territory called Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Saint Helena and Ascension Island.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Falkland Islands is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church covering the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, UK Southern Atlantic Ocean overseas possessions.
This is a list of public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean consisting of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
Ascension Island does not share the same country code (+290) with the rest of St Helena.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tristan da Cunha.
