Boatswain Bird Island

Ascension Island · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Boatswain Bird Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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A steep-sided rock stack off Ascension's east coast that serves as a vital seabird sanctuary, once a refuge from introduced predators on the main island. Its cliffs teem with boobies, frigatebirds and terns.

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