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Islands off the western coast of Africa

St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

St. Helena: Mount Actaeon

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Beach and volcanic rocks, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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island, Atlantic Ocean

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Islands off the western coast of Africa

Islands off the western coast of Africa

Islands off the western coast of Africa.

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St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

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St. Helena: Mount Actaeon

St. Helena: Mount Actaeon

Mount Actaeon, part of an extinct volcanic ridge, St. Helena.

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Beach and volcanic rocks, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

Beach and volcanic rocks, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

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