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The British Indian Ocean Territory prior to the Seychelles's independence in 1976. The land at bottom left is the northern tip of Madagascar. (Desroches is not labelled, but is a part of the Amirante Islands.) Map of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1976. The territory is an archipelago of 58 islands covering 56 square kilometres (22 sq ...
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.
Map and location of the British Indian Ocean Territory: ... permission={{PD-self}} |other versions= }} Category:Locator maps of the British Indian Ocean Territory ...
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 ...
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.
This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.
Map of Egmont Islands or Six Iles Landsat picture of the atoll. Egmont Islands (also known as Egmont Atoll, [1] or Six Iles) is an uninhabited atoll administered by the United Kingdom. They are one of the few emerged coral atolls that make up the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory: Indian Ocean "In tutela nostra Limuria" (Latin; "Limuria is in our charge") 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) [24] 0 3,000 non-permanent (UK and US military and staff personnel; estimate) [25] Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia (base) Claimed by Mauritius, with which an agreement to handover sovereignty is being finalized.