The 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 …

2025年2月7日 · 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 …

1 天前 · The UK took control of the Chagos Islands, from its then colony, Mauritius, in 1965 and went on to evict its population of more than 1,000 people to make way for the Diego Garcia base.

2024年12月1日 · The Chagos Archipelago is home to an astonishing diversity of life. It contains the world's largest coral atoll, The Great Chagos Bank, which supports half the total area of …

4 天之前 · That line hits especially hard right now, as Mauritius prepares to assume sovereignty over the 60-island Chagos archipelago after vanquishing the United Kingdom in a landmark …

2023年11月27日 · The Chagos Archipelago is a cluster of more than 60 small islands in the Indian Ocean, about 310 miles south of Maldives and 1,200 miles east of Mauritius. With a …

2024年10月11日 · Located in the Indian Ocean, the archipelago is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), but it has been the subject of disputes between the UK, Mauritius, and the …

The Chagos Archipelago (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ oʊ s / or / ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ ə s /) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, [1] and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls in the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos Archipelago, a group of atolls comprising 58 islands, is located at 06o 26’ south and 72o 00’ east, approximately 2,200 kilometres north-east of the main Island of Mauritius. It has …

Visit the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas, using an interactive map, scientific resources, videos, photos and datasets. Discover the plants and …