Assumption Island

Assumption Island is a small island in the of north of , 1,135 km southwest of the capital, . In 2018, and signed an agreement to build and operate a joint military facility on a portion of the island.
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Assumption Island

Latitude
-9.72873° or 9° 43′ 43″ south
Longitude
46.51637° or 46° 30′ 59″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6H287GC8+GG
Geo­Names ID
241440
Wiki­data ID
Q744408
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Assumption Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Islla d’Asunción
  • Bengali: অ্যাসাম্পশন দ্বীপ
  • Catalan: Illa Assumption
  • Cebuano: Assumption
  • Chinese: 阿桑普申島
  • Dutch: Assumption Island
  • Egyptian Arabic: اسومپتيون ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: اسومپتيون
  • Esperanto: Assumption Island
  • Esperanto: Ĉielira Insulo
  • Esperanto: Île de l’Assomption
  • Finnish: Assumption (Seychellit)
  • Finnish: Assumption
  • French: île de l’Assomption
  • French: Île de l’Assomption
  • Georgian: ასამპშენი
  • German: Assomption
  • German: Assumption Island
  • Italian: isola di Assumption
  • Italian: Isola di Assumption
  • Japanese: アサンプション島
  • Japanese: アソンプシオン島
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Assumption
  • Norwegian: Assumption
  • Polish: Assumption (Seszele)
  • Polish: Assumption
  • Russian: Ассампшен
  • Spanish: Isla de Asunción
  • Ukrainian: Острів Успіння

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Assumption Island Airport and Pointe du Nord.

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