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Ascension

Island Details

Status British dependent territory, claimed 1653.
A part of St. Helena and the Dependencies, including St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha and a few smaller islands.

Important City Georgetown

Coordinates 7° 55 south, 14° 19 west

Location Description Approximately 1,800 miles northwest of Luanda, Angola, Africa - about 1,450 miles east of Brazil, South America

Climate
Tropical conditions with constant trade winds

Terrain
Volcanic island

Languages NA

Official Currency NA

Population Officially none, as it's used only as military base

Land Area 145 sq km (55.9 sq miles)

Maps

St Helena & Dependencies provided by the CIA, here
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