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Cat Hill is a settlement on
Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of ...
, an island which forms part of the
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History

The Target Tracking Radar Station, known as the Golf Ball, was built on this site, designated for use as a base for the
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, between 1960 and 1961. The site subsequently became the location of the joint
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Composite Signals Organisation facility on the island.


See also

* List of towns in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha


References


External links

Populated places in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Geography of Ascension Island {{Ascension-geo-stub