Ascension Island

Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and includes tiny satellite islands and rocks such as Boatswain Bird Island, Boatswain Bird Rock (East), White Rocks (South), and Tartar Rock (West, at the shore of Georgetown). It is a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom. It is one of a number of hotspot oceanic islands in the South Atlantic (which include the sister islands of Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha). The capital is Georgetown.

Related Topics:
Island - Atlantic Ocean - Crown Colony - United Kingdom - South Atlantic - Saint Helena - Tristan da Cunha - Georgetown

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