Atlas of Ascension Island
British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean
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The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Ascension Island, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Ascension Island.
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General maps
Location of Ascension Island |
Map of Ascension Island |
Topographic map of Ascension Island |
Detailed map of Ascension Island |
History maps
The island of Ascension is discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova Castella on Ascension Day of 1501. In 1815 the United Kingdom takes possession of the island of Ascension. The island is annexed in 1922 to Saint Helena as an dependency. |
Satellite maps
Satellite image of Ascension Island in 2010 |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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