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Ascension Island

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남대서양 세인트헬레나섬 북서쪽 140km 해상에 있는 영국령의 작은 화산섬..  

Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,600 kilometres (994 mi) from the coast of Africa, and 2,250 kilometres (1,398 mi) from the coast of South America which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa.

The Island is named after the day of its recorded discovery, Ascension Day

[관련사이트]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island
[관련사이트] http://www.pbase.com/iainbell/image/82263824
[관련사이트] http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008 ··· politics