Diego Garcia - Wikipedia
WEBDiego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the forcible expulsion of its inhabitants by the UK government.
Diego Garcia | History & Map | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEB6 days ago · Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean. Administratively, it was a dependency of Mauritius for most of its history, but since 1965 it has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory - The World Factbook
WEB5 days ago · highest point: ocean-side dunes on Diego Garcia 9 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory - Wikipedia
WEBThe British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an archipelago of 55 islands in the Indian Ocean, located south of India. It is situated approximately halfway between Africa and Indonesia . The islands form a semicircular group with an open sea towards the east.
British Indian Ocean Territory - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 27, 2021 · The ocean-side dunes on the Diego Garcia atoll are the highest point in the British Indian Ocean Territory, which rises to an elevation of only 9 m. The islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory experience a tropical marine climate with high temperatures and elevated humidity levels.
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 area of 60 square kilometres (23 square ...
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WEBhighest point: ocean-side dunes on Diego Garcia 9 m. coconuts, fish, sugarcane. none; located outside routes of Indian Ocean cyclones. wastewater discharge into the lagoon on Diego Garcia. conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory. conventional short form: none. abbreviation: BIOT.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean ...
WEBSep 29, 2024 · 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...
CIA - The World Factbook -- British Indian Ocean Territory
WEBEstablished as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago.
Diego Garcia High Point in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory ...
WEBThe highest point of this disputed overseas territory seems to be the pool of the Turner Club Complex, which is 7 m (23 ft) above sea level. This is the highest point of any British Indian Ocean Territory.