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 (310 mi) south of …
Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute - Wikipedia
WEBOn 28 January 2021, the United Nation's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled, in a dispute between Mauritius and Maldives on their maritime boundary, that the United Kingdom has no sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, and that Mauritius is …
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The government of Mauritius has long argued that it was illegally forced to give the Chagos Islands away in return for its own independence from the UK in 1968.
UK-Mauritius treaty on Chagos Archipelago, Diego ... - The Indian …
WEBOct 4, 2024 · For years, Mauritius demanded the UK end its control on the Chagos Archipelago. Why was their ownership a matter of contention, and what are the interests of countries like the US and India here? We explain.
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
WEB4 Oct 2024. After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African ...
Where are the Chagos Islands and why are they under dispute?
WEBMar 24, 2022 · The Chagos Islands, an archipelago of 58 islands about halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean, have been owned by Britain since 1814 when, along with Mauritius, they were...
Chagos Archipelago | Island Group, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · 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 Territory .
Britain’s ownership of the Chagos islands has no basis, Mauritius is ...
WEBFeb 20, 2022 · In the early 1960s, British and American diplomats conspired to establish a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest atoll of the Chagos Archipelago.
UN court rules UK has no sovereignty over Chagos islands - BBC
WEBJan 28, 2021 · The maritime law tribunal of the United Nations has ruled that Britain has no sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. It criticised London for its failure to hand the territory back to Mauritius.
How the US and UK worked together to recolonise the Chagos …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · The largest and most heavily populated island in the archipelago is Diego Garcia. This island was home to the majority of the nearly 2,000 exiled Chagossians who are prohibited from returning.