Geography
- Ascension Island is: an island, and a part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Location: 7.56° S, 14.25° W
- Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Atlantic Ocean
- South Atlantic (east of Brazil, midway between South America and Africa)
- Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00)
- Extreme points of Ascension Island
- High: Green Mountain 859 m (2,818 ft)
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean
- Population of Ascension Island: 1,100
- Area of Ascension Island: 91 square kilometres (35 sq mi) - 222nd largest country
- Atlas of Ascension Island
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