Chagos Airchipelago
The Chagos Airchipelago (/ˈtʃɑːɡoʊs/ or /ˈtʃɑːɡəs/) or Chagos Islands (umwhile the Bassas de Chagas,[1] an later the Ile Islands) is a group o seiven atolls comprisin mair nor 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean aboot 500 kilometre (310 mi) sooth o the Maldives airchipelago.
Disputit islands | |
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Cairt o Location o the Chagos Airchipelago | |
Geography | |
Location of the Chagos Archipelago | |
Location | Indian Ocean |
Coordinates | 6°00′S 71°30′E / 6.000°S 71.500°ECoordinates: 6°00′S 71°30′E / 6.000°S 71.500°E |
Major islands | Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, Salomon Islands, Egmont Islands |
56.13 km2 | |
Admeenistered bi | |
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Caipital an lairgest settlement | Eclipse Pynt Toun (3,000) |
Claimit bi | |
Mauritius | |
Ooter islands | Chagos Archipelago |
Demographics | |
Population | 3,000 (as o 2014) |
Ethnic groups |
References
eedit- ↑ "Track of the Calcutta East Indiaman, over the Bassas de Chagas in the Indian Ocean". Catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 21 Juin 2012.