Ruperts, Saint Helena
Ruperts, sometimes also written Rupert's,[1] is a village of the island of Saint Helena, in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the South Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Ruperts | |
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View of Ruperts with the harbour in Rupert's Bay | |
Location on Saint Helena | |
| Coordinates: 15°55′10.9″S 5°42′44.0″W / 15.919694°S 5.712222°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| British overseas territory | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Island | Saint Helena |
| District | Jamestown |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Area code | +44 |
History edit
It is believed that the village was named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), but it is uncertain.[1]
Geography edit
Ruperts belongs to the district of Jamestown. It is 3.5 km by road from Jamestown, but is, as the crow flies, only 660 meters away from it, separated by a hill.
The village is composed of the zones of Rupert's Valley, further in and between two hills,[3] and Rupert's Wharf, by the sea and in front of Rupert's Bay.[4] Ruperts' main road runs into the valley to the harbour area, and the settlement spans on it for about 800 m.
Transport edit
Ruperts' main street forks into two roads: Field Road to Jamestown (3.5 km), Briars (2 km), and Alarm Forest (4.5 km); and Airport Access Road to Longwood (7 km) and Saint Helena Airport (13.7 km).
It is a port village with a small harbour by Rupert's Bay, with a wharf and a fuel gantry, and was expanded with the opening of a new jetty for the largest ships in February 2020.[5] In early 20th century, Ruperts had a small narrow gauge railway by the seashore, serving the local desalination plant. The Ruperts Railway had a small fork to the valley.[6][7]
Gallery edit
- Rupert's Bay Church
- Coastline of Rupert's Wharf
- St Helena Sea Rescue Service office building
- Old fortification and fuel offloading boom at the harbour
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Why Ruperts": Ruperts on St. Helena official website
- ^ Ruperts' page on Saint Helena official website
- ^ 8397106714 Rupert's Valley on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 7467276062 Rupert's Wharf on OpenStreetMap
- ^ "The harbour and the new jetty of Ruperts": Ruperts on St. Helena official website
- ^ "Our (Other) Railway": Ruperts on St. Helena official website
- ^ Ruperts' Railway article on St. Helena official website
External links edit
- Ruperts (St. Helena official website)
- Ruperts (Archaeology Data Service)