Ascension Island

Ascension Island
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Caipital and lairgest settlement	Georgetown 7°56′S 14°25′W
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Pairt o	Saunt Helena, Ascension an Tristan da Cunha
Leaders
• Queen	Elizabeth II
• Govrenor	Mark Capes
• Admeenistrator	Marc Holland
Establishment
• First inhabitit	1815
• Dependency o St Helena	12 September 1922
• Current constitution	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.