George Island

George Island is an islet in Saint Helena. George Island is situated nearby to the village Levelwood, as well as near the hamlet Bottom Woods.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Helena Airport.

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. St. Helena Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of George Island.

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. Levelwood is situated 3½ miles west of George Island.

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 4 miles northwest of George Island.

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 5 miles west of George Island.

George Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “George Islet”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

-15.98075° or 15° 58′ 51″ south

Longitude

-5.63207° or 5° 37′ 56″ west

Open location code

5CPP2999+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29037031

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3370954

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bottom Woods and Domaine de Longwood House.

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Highlights include Shore Island and Great Stone Top.

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