Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean.It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America.It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around 800 miles ...

RAF Ascension Island (IATA: ASI, ICAO: FHAW), also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility located on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.The airfield is jointly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Space Force (USSF). Under the terms of an international agreement between the UK …

Ascension is een geïsoleerd liggend vulkanisch eiland in de Atlantische Oceaan.Het ligt ongeveer 1600 km uit de kust van Afrika en 2250 km van de Braziliaanse kust. De oppervlakte van rond 90 km² is ongeveer 70% van het Nederlandse eiland Texel.Het valt onder de jurisdictie van Sint-Helena, Ascension en Tristan da Cunha en is een overzees gebiedsdeel van het …

Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island.. The town is centred on St Mary's Church, part of the Anglican Diocese of St Helena and the former Exiles Club, built as a Royal Marines barracks at the time of Napoleon's exile to …

Nightingale Island is an active volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) in area, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands. They are administered by the United Kingdom as part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.. Nightingale Island is part of the Nightingale Islands, which also includes islets Middle …

Ascension (offiziell englisch Ascension Island) ist eine 88 km² große tropische Insel im Südatlantik zwischen Afrika und Südamerika. Sie bildet mit der Insel St. Helena und der Inselgruppe Tristan da Cunha das Britische Überseegebiet St. …

Ascension Island, in the southern Atlantic Ocean; Ascension Islands, a group of uninhabited islands in Canada; Ascension, Prince Edward Island, Canada; L'Ascension, Quebec, Canada; Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States; Fiction. Ascension, a comic book series (1997–2000) created by David Finch; Ascension (Star Wars novel), 2011

Faial Island (Portuguese pronunciation: ), also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: Grupo Central) of the Azores.The Capelinhos Volcano, the westernmost point of the island, may be considered the westernmost point of Europe, if the Monchique Islet, near Flores Island, is considered part of North America, for it sits on the North …

Newfoundland (/ ˈ nj uː f ən (d) l ə n d,-l æ n d, nj uː ˈ f aʊ n d-/, locally / ˌ nj uː f ən d ˈ l æ n d /; French: Terre-Neuve, Canadian French: [taɛ̯ʁ.nœːv]; Miꞌkmaq: Ktaqmkuk) is a large island off the east coast of the North American mainland and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It has 29 percent of the province's land area.

Porto Santo Island (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈsɐ̃tu] ()) is a Portuguese island 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.. The municipality of Porto Santo occupies the entire island and small …