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Ascension Island

Ascension Island, Caroline Islands: see Pohnpei.

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Another green world.(Ascension Island ) (The Economist (US))

One island, one world: island base turns "green" to gold Air Force uses alternative energy.(Ascension Auxiliary Airfield in Ascension Island) (Airman)

Speegle Construction, Inc. (contract for paving materials for repair and overlay of runway at Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, Ascension Island) (Defense Contracts) (Defense Daily)

Harris Corp. (Harris Corp. Government Information Systems Div., instrument system upgrade for Ascension Island Tracking Station) (Defense Contracts) (Defense Daily)

The UN has unexpectedly dismissed the UK's claim for 200,000 square kilometres of the south Atlantic seabed around Ascension Island.(ASCENSION ISLAND)(United Nations)(Brief article) (Geographical)

An Example of North Atlantic Deep-Ocean Swell Impacting Ascension and St. Helena Islands in the Central South Atlantic (Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology)

UK signs death warrant for Ascension wildlife. (Australasian Business Intelligence)

Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals Teams With Ascension Health Alliance to Build Health City at Grand Cayman. (Journal of India)

Small islands spatial data infrastructure: Karen Richardson asks whether SDI make sense for smaller countries and especially island communities. (GEO: connexion)

Wet work: HDD project installs listening devices under rough surf on South Atlantic Island. (Underground Construction)

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