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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 15 57 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -15.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 42 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises island of Saint Helena and several others in the south Atlantic; main island sighted by Portuguese on feast of St. Helen in 1502; English visited in 1588, Dutch in 17th century; Africans brought here as slaves by British East India Company 17th century; official language is English. Formerly, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha were dependencies of Saint Helena. In 2009, each island was given equal status, and grouped as an overseas territory. |
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| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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............ | name changed in 2011 |
| Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan da Cunha (C,V,French-P,U)
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| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha (C,V)
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| Saint Helena (H,V,English,U,N)
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| Saint Helena and Dependencies (H,V)
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| St. Helena (H,V)
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| Sint Helena (H,O)
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| Santa Helena (H,O)
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| Sainte-Hélène (H,O)
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| Sankt Helena (H,O)
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| Sant'Elena (H,O)
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| SHN (C,O,ISO3L)
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| SH (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO654 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| SH00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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main island under direct British control since 1833, other constituent islands joined by 1932 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| overseas territory (C) |
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| colony (C) |
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British, since 1834 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Jamestown .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) [7005322] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan da Cunha.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter VI-7 (2010) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter VI-7 (2010) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 9 January 2013 |
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