Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic
island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,600
kilometres (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres
(1,400 mi) from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway
between the horn of South America and Africa. It is governed as part of
the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around
1,300 kilometres (800 mi) to
