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ID: 7006662
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7006662
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Port Royal (inhabited place)  Port Royal (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 17 56 14 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 17.9370  decimal degrees
Long: 076 50 27 W  degrees minutes   Long: -76.8400  decimal degrees

Note: One of several British naval bases established during 18th century to blockade British colonies from possible attacks coming from the West.

Names:
Port Royal (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Jamaica (nation)  ........  Jamaica (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Surrey (county)  ............  Surrey (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Kingston (parish (political))  ................  Kingston (parish (political)) (P)
Hierarchy of Port Royal (inhabited place)  ....................  Port Royal (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
town (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Port Royal..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
.......................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 24 March 2014
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 157
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 24 March 2014
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 157
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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