Ascension Island
equatorial island in the Atlantic Ocean, a British overseas territory belonging to the United Kingdom
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Summary
Ascension Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,109 views/month, #13 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ascension[3]
- Country: realm of the United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Instance of: British overseas territory[7], administrative territorial entity of the United Kingdom[8]
- Capital: Georgetown[9]
- Named after: Feast of the Ascension[10]
- Postal code: ASCN 1ZZ[11]
- Part of: United Kingdom[12], Commonwealth of Nations[13]
- Unicode character: 🇦🇨[14]
- Has part(s): Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island[15]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1503[16], 1501[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ascension Island[18]
- Commons gallery: Atlas of Ascension Island[19]
- Population: 806[20]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean[24]
- Driving side: left[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ascension Island[26]
- Different from: AC[27], Ascension[28]
- Length: 14 km[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 345 m[30]
- Area: 88 km²[31]
- Width: 12 km[32]
- Maritime identification digits: 608[33]
Why It Matters
Ascension Island has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]