The Chagos Archipelago (/ˈtʃɑːɡəs, -ɡoʊs/) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising...

over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. Mauritius has repeatedly stated that the Chagos Archipelago is part of...

(also Îlois [il.wa] or Chagos Islanders) are an Indo-African ethnic group originating from French slaves brought to the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego...

challenge the legality of the Chagos Marine Protected Area (MPA), which the UK purported to declare around the Chagos Archipelago in April 2010. The dispute...

Chagos The United Kingdom, at the request of the United States, began expelling the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in 1968, concluding its forced...

central Indian Ocean, and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago. Portuguese sailors under Pedro Mascarenhas were the first Europeans...

them. Thus, for many centuries the Chagos were ignored by their northern neighbours. The islands of Chagos Archipelago were charted by Vasco da Gama in...

/ 6.167°S 72.000°E / -6.167; 72.000 Great Chagos Bank The Great Chagos Bank, in the Chagos Archipelago, about 500 km (310 mi) south of Maldives, is...

The following is a list of islands in the Chagos Archipelago. The Chagos Archipelago is a group of seven atolls comprising 58 individual tropical islands...

of the archipelago, namely Diego Garcia. The US does not recognise the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago and the archipelago is listed...

northernmost of the Lakshadweep–Maldives–Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Lakshadweep Ridge. The entire...

ownership of Chagos Islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022. Flanagan, Jane (14 February 2022). "Mauritius plants flag on disputed Chagos islands"...

Politically, Chagos is constituted as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Previous to the establishment of the marine reserve, the Chagos Archipelago had...

Racecourse. Prior to independence the British government detached the Chagos Archipelago from the Mauritius' administrative boundaries and established as a...

They occur on most of the islands, and the northern atolls, of the Chagos Archipelago. In the Pacific, the coconut crab's range became known gradually....

southernmost island of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is...

departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago (administered by the United Kingdom as the British Indian Ocean Territory)...

The Chagos Islands national football team is a football team representing the territory of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. However, this area...

atoll of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). The atoll is located in the northeast of the Chagos Archipelago, between Blenheim...

Chagos Archipelago (including Diego Garcia and other associated islands). The Government of Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago,...

73°24′E / 3.800°N 73.400°E / 3.800; 73.400 The Chagos–Laccadive Ridge (CLR), also known as the Chagos–Laccadive Plateau, is a prominent volcanic ridge...

The Maldives–Lakshadweep–Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in South Asia. It spans a chain of coralline...

Lepidoptera of the Chagos Archipelago consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of seven atolls...

Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, in which the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in 2017 on the Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute...

the Chagos Archipelago was detached from Mauritius and formed British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK expelled inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in...

largest single island of the Great Chagos Bank, and after Diego Garcia the second largest of the Chagos Archipelago. Eagle Island (Île Aigle) Sea Cow Island...

western rim of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago. The individual islands are...

Islands, Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago are three series of coral atolls, cays and Faroes on the Indian plate along with the Chagos–Laccadive Ridge, a submarine...

Richard (2004). Peak of Limuria: the Story of Diego Garcia and the Chagos Archipelago. Chippenham, UK: Antony Rowe Ltd. Ladwig; Walter C. III; Andrew S...

Ocean Territory does not use area codes. This region includes the Chagos Archipelago, the main island of which is Diego Garcia. Telephone numbers in the...