<P> Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island , 7 ° 56 ' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean . It is about 1,600 kilometres ( 1,000 mi ) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres ( 1,400 mi ) from the coast of Brazil . It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena , Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , of which the main island , Saint Helena , is around 1,300 kilometres ( 800 mi ) to the southeast . The territory also includes the sparsely - populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago , some 3,730 kilometres ( 2,300 mi ) to the south , about halfway to the Antarctic Circle . </P>
<P> Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island , 7 ° 56 ' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean . It is about 1,600 kilometres ( 1,000 mi ) from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres ( 1,400 mi ) from the coast of Brazil . It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena , Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , of which the main island , Saint Helena , is around 1,300 kilometres ( 800 mi ) to the southeast . The territory also includes the sparsely - populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago , some 3,730 kilometres ( 2,300 mi ) to the south , about halfway to the Antarctic Circle . </P>
what is the island between south africa and south america
what is the island between south africa and south america
Ascension Island
Ascension Island