Ascension Island
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| Population | 806 (Feb 2016) |
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| Part of | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Currency | Saint Helena pound |
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| Capital | Georgetown |
| Did you know | Discovered by the Portuguese João da Nova in 1501, Ascension was taken by the British in 1815 and used as a naval station. |
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| ID | 947379 |
About Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres from the coast of Brazil.
Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers board housing barge in Dorset
... Ms Dines also said " all possibilities" were being examined on tackling the migrant crisis amid reports the government is looking at flying illegal migrants to the British overseas territory Ascension Island, in the middle of the southern Atlantic...
Plastic Pollution: Waste from across world found on remote British Island
... Litter found on the south-western coast of Ascension Island has been traced back to countries including China, Japan and South Africa, they say...
Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid
... The bomber crew had to fly 3,700 miles (6,900 km) from RAF Waddington near Lincoln to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic and then another 3,300 miles (6,100 km) to the Falkland Islands...
How Falklands War and rugby led to 40-year friendship
... " I was excited as much as anything, and for the first few weeks until we reached Ascension Island it all seemed like a dream...
The UK migrant dilemma - it's all about Brexit
... Options under discussion at the Home Office have included Rwanda, Ascension Island and Albania...
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