Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,600 km from the coast of Africa. It is a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, which is 1,287 km to the south east. The Island is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day.
The island is known as the location of Wideawake Airfield, which is a joint facility of the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force. The Island was used extensively by the British military during the Falklands War. Ascension Island hosts one of three ground antennas (others are on Kwajalein and Diego Garcia) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system.
Ascension Island does not have its own flag or coat of arms, with the Union Flag; and Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom used instead.
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- Ascension Island: Office of The Administrator, Ascension Island
- The web site of the Administrator of Ascension Island located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.
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