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dot Ascension
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Island Details
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arrow 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.
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arrow Important City Georgetown
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arrow Coordinates 7° 55 south, 14° 19 west
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arrow Location Description Approximately 1,800 miles northwest of Luanda, Angola, Africa - about 1,450 miles east of Brazil, South America
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arrow Climate Tropical conditions with constant trade winds
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arrow Terrain Volcanic island
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arrow Languages NA
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arrow Official Currency NA
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arrow Population Officially none, as it's used only as military base
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arrow Land Area 145 sq km (55.9 sq miles)
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Maps
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arrow St Helena & Dependencies provided by the CIA, here


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