Ascension Island (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:adjacentIslands gptkb:Boatswain_Bird_Island
gptkb:Cat_Island
gptkb:Turtle_Island
gptkbp:airport RAF Ascension Island
gptkbp:area 88 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Georgetown
gptkbp:climate tropical dry
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Georgetown
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency Pound sterling
Saint Helena pound
gptkbp:dialCode +247
gptkbp:discoveredBy Portuguese navigators
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1501
gptkbp:distanceToAfrica ~1,600 km
gptkbp:distanceToSouthAmerica ~2,250 km
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ascension_Island_Council
gptkbp:governor Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Green_Mountain_(859_m)
gptkbp:historicalName communications relay
naval station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ascension Island (UK)
gptkbp:internetTLD .ac
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:AC
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:military
communications
fishing
government services
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:US_Air_Force_tracking_station
RAF base
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ascension_Day
gptkbp:notableEvent Falklands War staging post
WWII airbase
gptkbp:notableFauna turtle
sooty tern
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Wideawake_Airfield
Green Mountain
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
gptkbp:population ~800
gptkbp:postalCode gptkb:Royal_Mail
gptkb:ASCN_1ZZ
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Ascension_Island_Marine_Protected_Area
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:UN_LOCODE SHASC
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5