| LC control no. | n 80040468 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Ascension |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Ascension |
| Variant(s) | Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean) Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha) Island of Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha) Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha) |
| See also | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Associated country | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Associated place | South Atlantic Ocean |
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| Found in | Gt. Brit. Directorate of Colonial Surveys. Ascension Island, 1948. Wikipedia, August 21, 2020 (Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56ʹ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean; constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; 7°56ʹS 14°22ʹW) The world factbook, via WWW, August 21, 2020 (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha; islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena; conventional long form: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; conventional short form: none; 3 administrative areas: Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha; Ascension Island coordinates: 7 57 S, 14 22 W) The Constitution of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, via WWW, viewed August 21, 2020: page 2 (the territory of St Helena and Dependencies shall be called St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) page 15 (while separate territories, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha form a single territorial grouping under the Crown) <http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Constitution-of-St-Helena-Ascension-and-Tristan-da-Cunha.pdf> GEOnet names server, August 21, 2020 (Ascension (approved); first-order administrative division, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; 07°56ʹ30ʺS, 014°21ʹ45ʺW (-7.941667, -14.3625); also lists: Ascension Island (approved); Ascension (short); Island of Ascension (variant); island, first-order administrative division: Ascension; geopolitical entity name: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; 07°57ʹ00ʺS, 014°22ʹ00ʺW (-7.95, -14.366667)) |
| Geographic area code | lsai--- SH-AC |
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