The Impact of Ascension Island and the South Atlantic Air Route on the Allied North African Campaigns 1941-1943

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Looking at a map of the South Atlantic, Ascension Island is strategically located exactly between the Eastern bulge of South America and the Western bulge of Africa. As a result, Ascension Island is a key point on an air route from the United States to Africa.

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