Deadwood Plain

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Deadwood Plain is an area on the island of Saint Helena, historically notable as a windswept upland site used for military and administrative purposes during the British colonial era.

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Label Occurrences
Deadwood Plain canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area ⓘ
upland plain ⓘ
administrativeUse colonial government activities ⓘ
climateCharacteristic windy ⓘ
country Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
currentUse open recreational and grazing area ⓘ
hasFeature exposed plateau ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
hasNameEtymology named for dead or sparse wood in the area ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial era ⓘ
landUse open grassland ⓘ
pasture land ⓘ
locatedIn Saint Helena ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
locatedNear Longwood ⓘ
Longwood House ⓘ
partOf island of Saint Helena ⓘ
linked to: Saint Helena

rural area of Saint Helena ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
strategicImportance military defense of Saint Helena ⓘ
overlooking approaches to Longwood area ⓘ
terrainFeature windswept upland ⓘ
timeInUse 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
usedAs garrison area ⓘ
military camp site ⓘ
usedBy British military ⓘ
usedFor administrative purposes ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ

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