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Ascension (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 07 57 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -7.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 22 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -14.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Volcanic island in south Atlantic Ocean; chief crater is Green Mount; was sighted by Portuguese on the feast of the Ascension in 1501. |
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| Ascension (preferred,C,V,O)
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............ | named by navigator João da Nova for the feast celebrated on the day of its discovery in 1501, Ascension Day |
| Ascension Island (C,O)
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| SH01 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Île d'Ascension (C,U,French)
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| Остров Вознесения (C,U,Russian)
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| island (preferred, C) |
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| dependency (H) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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