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British Overseas Territories in Africa

The British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena includes Saint Helena Island, Ascension Island, and a group of islands known as the Tristan da Cunha Islands.

Ascension Island

Saint Helena Island

Tristan da Cunha

Formerly Part of the British Colonial Empire

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