Boatswain Bird Island

Boatswain Bird Island Sanctuary
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Boatswain Bird Island Sanctuary
Boatswain Bird Island is the small 5.3 ha (13 acres) island off the east coast of Ascension Island
Location	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Coordinates	7°56′09″S 14°18′27″W / 7.93583°S 14.30750°W / -7.93583; -14.30750

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Boatswain Bird Island, also spelt Boatswainbird Island, is a small island some 270 metres (300 yd) off the east coast of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean with an area of approximately 5.3 ha (13 acres).^{[citation needed]} It is administered from Georgetown on Ascension, which is part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Boatswain Bird Island should not be confused with the nearby, much smaller, Boatswain Bird Rock, only about 10 by 5 metres (33 by 16 ft) in size, located 570 metres (620 yd) south-east of the island and 360 metres (390 yd) north-east of the coast of Ascension. The southern coast of the island has an impressive natural arch.^{[citation needed]}