Ascension Island
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| Caipital and lairgest settlement | Georgetown 7°56′S 14°25′W / 7.933°S 14.417°W |
| Offeecial leids | Inglis |
| Pairt o | Saunt Helena, Ascension an Tristan da Cunha |
| Leaders | |
• Queen | Elizabeth II |
• Govrenor | Mark Capes |
| Marc Holland | |
| Establishment | |
• First inhabitit | 1815 |
• Dependency o St Helena | 12 September 1922 |
| 1 September 2009 | |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) (219t) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 880 |
• Density | 10/km2 (25.9/sq mi) |
| Currency | Saunt Helena poond (US$ acceptit) (SHP) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Drivin side | left |
| Cawin code | +247 |
| ISO 3166 code | SH-AC |
| Internet TLD | .ac UK Postcode: ASCN 1ZZ |
Ascension Island is an isolatit volcanic island in the equatorial watters o the Sooth Atlantic Ocean, aroond 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) frae the coast o Africae an 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi) frae the coast o Brazil, which is roughly midway atween the horn o Sooth Americae an Africae.
