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Ascension Island

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Ascension Island
An island in the southern Atlantic northwest of St. Helena. Discovered by the Portuguese on Ascension Day in 1501, it was taken by the British in 1815 and has been administered by St. Helena since 1922.
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Ascension Island n → île f de l'Ascension
Ascension Island n → isola dell'Ascensione


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