Can You Visit Ascension Island

Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 800 miles t…
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 800 miles to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago, 2,000 miles to the south, about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
  • Sovereign state: United Kingdom
  • British settlement: 1815
  • Dependency of Saint Helena: 12 September 1922
  • Current constitution: 1 September 2009
  • Official languages: English
  • Government: Devolved locally governing dependency under a constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: Island Council

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