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The 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 miles). [3]
Map of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1976. The 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.
Diego 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 expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government.
Salomon Atoll is one of the many above water features of the Chagos Archipelago The Chagos Archipelago is a hotspot of biodiversity in the Indian Ocean. The main natural resources of the area are coconuts and fish. The licensing of commercial fishing used to provide an annual income of about US$2 million for the British Indian Ocean Territory ...
Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands External Territory of Australia: English: Ashmore and Cartier Islands — Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Uninhabited: Uninhabited: 5 km 2 (2 sq mi) British Indian Ocean Territory: British Overseas Territory: English: British Indian Ocean Territory Camp Justice: Non-Permanent: 3,000 military ...
British Overseas Territory. Georgetown Ascension Island: Part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Georgetown Guyana: South America: Gibraltar Gibraltar: Europe: British Overseas Territory and city-state. Gitega (de jure) Burundi: Africa: Bujumbura was the capital from 1962 to 2018. Bujumbura (de ...
Map and location of the British Indian Ocean Territory: Date: 6 April 2020: ... == {{Information |description=Map and location of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...
British Antarctic Territory: Antarctica "Research and discovery" 1,709,400 km 2 (660,000 sq mi) [19] 0 50 non-permanent in winter, over 400 in summer (research personnel) [23] Rothera (main base) Subject to the Antarctic Treaty System. British Indian Ocean Territory: Indian Ocean "In tutela nostra Limuria" (Latin; "Limuria is in our charge")