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Nelson's Dockyard. Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul Parish on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. It is the only continuously working Georgian era dockyard in the world. [ 1 ] It was built in the early 18th century and abandoned by the British Royal Navy in ...
The Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites is a 255 ha (630 acres) UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saint Paul Parish, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. It constitutes a collection of Georgian era naval structures, namely a naval dockyard and related supporting compounds. This maritime complex was established during a period marked by ...
Time zone. UTC-4 (AST) English Harbour is a natural harbour and settlement on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean, in the extreme south of the island. The settlement takes its name from the nearby harbour in which the Royal Navy established its base of operations for the area during the eighteenth century. Its population is 759 (2001 Census).
Shirley Heights, Antigua and Barbuda. Shirley Heights is an historic military compound in Antigua. It was built in the 1780s to protect the Naval Dockyard in English Harbour. [1] It is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park [2][1] and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
The 1997 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average hurricane season. It officially began on June 1, [1] and lasted until November 30 of that year. [2] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The 1997 season was fairly inactive, with only seven named storms forming ...
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a devastating and extremely active Atlantic hurricane season that became the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion . [nb 1] The season featured 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes. [nb 2] Most of the season's damage was due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active season, mostly due to a persistent La Niña that developed in the latter half of 1998. It had five Category 4 hurricanes – the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin, previously tied in 1933 and 1961, and later tied in 2005 and 2020. The season officially began ...
1700s-1820s. Fort Berkeley is a historic military fort on the island of Antigua. It is located at the entrance to English Harbour in Saint Paul parish. The fort was built in 1704 and expanded in the mid 18th century. It is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park [1] and the Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites UNESCO World ...