An island in the southern Atlantic northwest of St. Helena. Discovered by the Portuguese on Ascension Day in 1501, it was taken by the British in 1815 and has been administered by St. Helena since 1922
ascension island
الواصلة
As·cen·sion is·land
التركية النطق
ısenşın aylınd
النطق
/əˈsensʜən ˈīlənd/ /əˈsɛnʃən ˈaɪlənd/
علم أصول الكلمات
() From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE.