ASCENSION ISLAND.
Volcanic formations.
Flank of Sisters, Sisters Red Hill and Broken Tooth.
First stamp in a set of 5, issued on 04.09.1978.
Face value: 3 Saint Helena pence.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 232.
- Scott No. 230.
- StampWorld No. 232.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 236.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 233.
Ascension is an isolated volcanic island located in the South Atlantic
Ocean. It is about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from the coast of Africa and 2,300 km (1,400
mi) from the coast of Brazil. It was formed by the eruption of an underwater
volcano about a million years ago. Its area is 88 km2 (34 sq mi) and
its highest elevation is 859 m (2,818 ft). The first European to see the island
was the Portuguese navigator of Galician origin João da Nova on May
21, 1501, Ascension Day, and he named it Ilha da Ascensão; the first
organized settlements did not take place until 1815, when the British used it
as a garrison. The volcanic formations seen on the stamp are located in the
north of the island.
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