🏛️ Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites
Antigua and Barbuda · Americas · Cultural · 17.21°N, 61.93°W
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Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. It is the only continuously working Georgian era dockyard in the world. It was built in the early 18th century and abandoned by the British Royal Navy in 1889. The dockyard is named after Admiral Horatio Nelson, who lived in the Royal Navy Dockyard from 1784 through 1787.
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Quick facts
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| List type | 🏛️ Cultural heritage site |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 17.21°N, 61.93°W · view on map |
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites is a cultural World Heritage site in Antigua and Barbuda, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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