Ascension

Ascension Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the equator, 700 miles northwest of Saint Helena, the United Kingdom territory by which it is administered. This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1501.

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  • Wow! A giant rock decorated with gravel in the middle of the Atlantic. I don't know how people manage to live here. Obviously its a safe dry spot to get off the sea but it is so rugged as to only marginally support life. I didn't spend a lot of time here so didn't get to snoop around as much as I … • Tim A.
  • The most amazing Place I have been in the world! Don't be fooled by its barren appearance there is so much to do! Explore you'll be amazed what you will find!If you can make it go all the way to the top of Green mountain!Even half way is unforgetable! • Emma T.
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Ascension Travel Guide is based on Ascension by Dmitry Malov, Nick Pigeau, Ryan Holliday, Stefan Ertmann, Vidimian, Chemical carlos, Tatatabot, Ypsilon, iGuide and others. Ascension Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.