Ruperts, Saint Helena
Ruperts | |
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.jpg) 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 |
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]
History
It is believed that the village was named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), but it is uncertain.[1]
Geography
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
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
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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
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See also
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References
- ^ 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
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