Georgetown, Ascension Island
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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.
Georgetown in 2011
Georgetown in the distance, from atop Green Mountain.
St Mary's Church.
The Old Barracks, Georgetown.
Saint Helena
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Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa. The nearest countries geographically are Angola and Namibia. The island is about 1,860 km west of Angola
Georgetown, Ascension Island
…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 Saint Helena in the early 19th century. It is named after King George III, who reigned at the time the island was claimed for Britain and garrisoned by the Admiralty…
João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.
A View of the Town and Island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to the British East India Company, engraving, c. 1790
Painting of Napoleon in exile on Saint Helena
Longwood House in September 2014