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Islands off the western coast of Africa St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha St. Helena: Mount Actaeon Beach and volcanic rocks, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
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Islands off the western coast of Africa
St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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