Ascension

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Islands off the western coast of Africa

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Volcanic landscape, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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island, Atlantic Ocean

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Islands off the western coast of Africa

Islands off the western coast of Africa

Islands off the western coast of Africa.

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St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

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Volcanic landscape, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

Volcanic landscape, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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