Sandy Bay
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 193 residents
- Description: district of Saint Helena
- Also known as: “Sandy Bay, Saint Helena”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diana’s Peak and Sandy Bay Chapel.
Diana’s Peak
Peak
Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres, on the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin.
Valley of the Tomb
Grassland
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The Valley of the Tomb is the site of Napoleon's 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levelwood and Longwood.
Levelwood
Village
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. Levelwood is situated 2 miles east of Sandy Bay.
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 2½ miles northeast of Sandy Bay.
Barren Ground
Village
Barren Ground is a settlement at the western end of the island of Saint Helena, north west of Blue Hill. It is administratively part of Blue Hill, but is locally seen as a distinct place. Barren Ground is situated 2½ miles west of Sandy Bay.
Sandy Bay
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Africa
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Latitude
-15.97646° or 15° 58′ 35″ southLongitude
-5.70966° or 5° 42′ 35″ westPopulation
193Elevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
5CPP27FR+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8397107639OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3370742Wikidata ID
Q7417151
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sandy Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Sandy Bay”
- German: “Sandy Bay”
- Polish: “Sandy Bay”
- Russian: “Санди-Бэй”
- Spanish: “Bahia Arenosa”
- Spanish: “Bahía Arenosa”
- Spanish: “Sandy Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandy Bay Barn postbox walk and Cuckold’s Point.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandy Bay”. Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.