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
editIt is believed that the village was named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), but it is uncertain.[1]
Geography
editRuperts 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
editRuperts' 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]
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editSee also
editReferences
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