Stock Photo - Guests from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer holding a green sea turtle Chelonia mydas hatchling at night on Long Beach on Ascension Island in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean MORE INFO Female green sea turtles come ashore at night on Ascension Island from December through May, laying a clutch of around 100 eggs with several clutches being laid throughout the nesting season Ascension Island is a remote volcanic island in the tropical waters of the South Atlantic Ocean It is located roughly 1,000 miles from the coast of Africa and 1,600 miles from the coast of South America