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Also known as Georgetown, Ascension Island

capital of Ascension Island

Key facts

Sovereign state
United Kingdom
British overseas territory
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Island
Ascension
First inhabited
in 1815
Founded by
Royal Navy
Named after
King George III
Capital of
Ascension Island
Total
450 (est.)
Time zone
UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate
BWh

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Official name
Georgetown
Population
479
Image
Georgetown Ascension1.JPG
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Commons category
Georgetown, Ascension Island
native label
Georgetown
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Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island.

The town is centred on St Mary's Church, part of the Anglican Diocese of St Helena and the former Exiles Club, built as a Royal Marines barracks at the time of Napoleon's exile to Saint Helena in the early 19th century.

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