Chagos Archipelago - Wikipedia
WEBThe Chagos Archipelago (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ ə s,-ɡ oʊ s /) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, [2] and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres …
British Indian Ocean Territory - Wikipedia
WEBThe British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land …
Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1965, the United Kingdom split the Chagos Archipelago away from Mauritius with the agreement of the Mauritian government, and the islands of Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches from the Seychelles, to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The islands were formally established as an overseas territory of …
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEB21 hours ago · The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
Chagos Archipelago | Island Group, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 7, 2024 · Chagos Archipelago, island group in the central Indian Ocean, located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. It is coterminous with the British Indian Ocean.
The Chagos Archipelago | Chagos Conservation Trust
WEBThe archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean, and forms the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is home to an astonishing diversity of life, and acts as a refuge for many threatened species.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean?
WEB4 days ago · Diego Garcia is one of about 60 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) - the last colony established by the UK by separating it from Mauritius in...
Chagos Information Portal
WEBThe Chagos Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean, and forms the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is home to an astonishing diversity of life, and acts as a refuge for many threatened species.
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) | History & Facts
WEBSep 20, 2024 · History. The islands, which were uninhabited when they were discovered by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century, were situated on international trade routes and became the focus of competing claims by European powers.
British Indian Ocean Territory - The World Factbook
WEBSep 3, 2024 · A number of the islands in the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it gained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted of the six main island groups that make up the Chagos Archipelago. Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited.