Sharks Valley

Sharks Valley is a gorge in Saint Helena and has an elevation of 1,129 feet. Sharks Valley is situated nearby to the village Levelwood, as well as near the locality Taglate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Helena Airport and Longwood House.

St. Helena Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Saint Helena Airport is an international airport on Saint Helena, a remote island in the south Atlantic Ocean, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. The construction of the runway was finished in 2015 and the airport opened in 2016.

Longwood House

Museum

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Longwood House is a mansion on the British overseas territory island of St. Helena. It was the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, the former Emperor of the French, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821. Longwood House is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sharks Valley.

Valley of the Tomb

Grassland

Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Valley of the Tomb is the site of Napoleon's original tomb, on the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean, where he was buried following his death in exile on 5 May 1821. Valley of the Tomb is situated 2 miles west of Sharks Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Levelwood and Longwood.

Levelwood

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Levelwood is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Longwood

Village

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Longwood is a settlement and district of the British island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Longwood is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sharks Valley.

Sandy Bay

Village

Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandy Bay is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Sandy Bay is situated 3 miles west of Sharks Valley.

Sharks Valley

Type: Gorge with an elevation of 1,129 feet
Also known as: “Shark Valley”
Category: landform
Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

-15.96667° or 15° 58′ south

Longitude

-5.66667° or 5° 40′ west

Elevation

1,129 feet (344 metres)

Open location code

5CPP28MM+88

GeoNames ID

3370725

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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