Ascension Island, South Atlantic, British Overseas Territory — CruisePort Map
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Numbered points of interest near the cruise terminal. Red = walkable sights · Amber = excursions farther out · P = cruise terminal.
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- 1Fort BedfordAn early-1900s naval fort on Cross Hill above Georgetown with Victorian cannons and naval guns that repelled a German U-boat attack in 1941.
- 2Green Mountain National ParkAscension's 859m summit and only National Park, an artificially forested 'cloud forest' created by 19th-century botanists, with the Dew Pond and historic Elliot's Pass trail.
- 3Long Beach Turtle Nesting SiteOne of Ascension's primary green sea turtle nesting beaches, hosting one of the Atlantic's largest breeding populations from December through June.
- 4St Mary's Church, GeorgetownThe historic Anglican church at the heart of Georgetown, the island's small colonial-era capital settlement.
- PCruise port / terminal