Ascension Island

Summary

Ascension Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,500 views/month, #13 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ascension Island is located in Ascension^[3].
• Ascension Island is in the country of realm of the United Kingdom^[4].
• Ascension Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Ascension Island is on the continent of Africa^[6].
• Ascension Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Feast of the Ascension is named after Ascension Island^[8].
• Ascension Island's postal code is recorded as ASCN 1ZZ^[9].
• Ascension Island's Commons category is recorded as Ascension Island^[10].
• Ascension Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[11].
• Ascension Island's Unicode character is recorded as 🇦🇨^[12].
• Ascension Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1503^[13].
• Ascension Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1501^[14].
• Ascension Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -7.95, 'lon': -14.35}^[15].
• Ascension Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ascension Island^[16].
• Ascension Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas of Ascension Island^[17].
• Ascension Island's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ostrov-ascension/^[18].
• Ascension Island has a population of {'amount': '+806'}^[19].
• Ascension Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Ascension Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Ascension Island's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Ascension Island's lowest point is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[23].
• Ascension Island's driving side is recorded as left^[24].
• Ascension Island's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Ascension Island^[25].
• Ascension Island's different from is recorded as AC^[26].
• Ascension Island's different from is recorded as Ascension^[27].

Body

Geography

Ascension Island is in the country of realm of the United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Ascension^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. It is on the continent of Africa^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Ascension Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+88'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+345'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+14'}^[30]. It has a population of {'amount': '+806'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Ascension Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].

History and Context

Feast of the Ascension is named after Ascension Island^[8].

Why It Matters

Ascension Island ranks in the top 0.18% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,500 views/month, #13 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]