Ascension Island
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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, just shy of 8° south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles from the coast of South
João da Nova discovered the island on Ascension Day 1501.
Royal Marine barracks (1830) in the former Royal Dockyard, Georgetown
Ascension Island viewed from the south
RAF Ascension Island
RAF Ascension Island
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RAF Ascension Island, 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 joint
A Royal Air Force TriStar at RAF Ascension Island
Wideawake Field in the 1940s
Air station in November 1983
U.S. Space Force tracking station at Cat Hill, which has been truncated to add radar facilities