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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America.
Apr 18, 2016 · Ascension Island is a tiny dot of green in the tropical mid-Atlantic, a volcanic outpost of empire where it's hot and cold at the same time. It's a place where Charles Darwin...
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha (including Gough Island).
Location: Ascension Island lies in the South Atlantic (7 56’S, 14 22’W) 1300km northwest of the island of St Helena and covers an area of 88km 2. Climate: The climate is sub-tropical with temperatures ranging from 20°C to 38°C.
Apr 28, 2021 · Ascension Island is a remote volcanic island located in the heart of the tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The island is about 2,300 km from the coast of Brazil and about 1,600 km from the African coast.
Ascension Island is an 88 square km island located in the middle of the tropical south Atlantic, roughly 1300km northwest of its sister island St Helena and 3700km north of Tristan da Cunha.
Jun 15, 2020 · Scientists are looking to a 19th-Century terraform experiment on Ascension Island for clues on how to reverse negative global trends like deforestation and bush fires.
Jun 26, 2024 · Ascension, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. St. Helena is 700 miles (1,100 km) to the southeast of Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha is some 1,300 miles (2,100 km) south of St. Helena.
Type: Marine Life. Status: Endangered. Nativeness: Native. A large marine reptile that migrates from coastal feeding areas along the Brazilian continental shelf to nest on Ascension Island’s sandy beaches.
Aug 13, 2019 · Ascension Island is a part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, which is a British Overseas Territory (BOT) located in the South Atlantic Ocean. The island is approximately 1,400 mi from the coast of Brazil and 1,000 miles from the African shoreline.
