Sport fishing is the main attraction for visitors to Ascension Island. See how climate zones change during your short 1-mile trip to the 2817-ft peak. A destination of a notable "letterbox" walk.
It's part of Diocese of Cape Town along with its counterpart in St Helena. St Mary's Anglican Church, Georgetown.Fort Thornton, Georgetown ( across the port from Fort Hayes).M 5–7PM, Sa 10AM-noon, or by special arrangement if possible (call 2326(W) or 2455(H)). Fort Hayes, Georgetown ( There are signs pointing to it near the port).There is no public transport (including taxis) on Ascension. The Royal Mail Ship Saint Helena retired from passenger service and its site states that flights are available.
The military charter flight from RAF Brize Norton close to Oxford in the United Kingdom ceased operating in 2017. Ascension Island has monthly service from Johannesburg by way of Saint Helena, operated by Airlink. Tourist visas cost £20 for adults, and £5 for under 12s. Applying later than this may result in the visa being refused, even if you meet the requirements. Visitors can apply for an E-visa, which must be applied for no less than 14 days before arrival. Nationals of Belarus, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Egypt, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Vietnam are ineligible to obtain Ascension Island visas. The main settlement is Georgetown where the tourist information office is in the Obsidian Hotel (see Sleep). It is arid and lacking in vegetation until the elevation increases where lush forest and fertile soil exists. The climate on Ascension Island is subtropical. It remains a critical refuelling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War, and for a short period prior was one of the busiest airfields in the world, with over 400 take-offs and landings each day.
In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct Wideawake airfield on Ascension in support of trans-Atlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena and it served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1501. Ascension Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the equator, 700 miles (1150 km) northwest of Saint Helena, the United Kingdom territory by which it is administered.
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