Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Jamestown

 
Dictionary: James·town
(jāmz'toun') pronunciation

The capital of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Population: 637.

 

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Jamestown
Top
Jamestown, town, port, and capital (1998 pop. 864) of Saint Helena, in the S Atlantic. Once a busy coaling station on the East India route, it lost its importance after the opening of the Suez Canal, although it still supplies water to passing vessels.


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/ Read more