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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 forcible expulsion of its inhabitants by the UK government.
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. Learn more about Diego Garcia here.
In January 1971, U.S. Navy Seabees were transported to the island by landing ship to begin building the U.S. military presence on Diego Garcia. Following the overthrow of the Shah of Iran in...
Diego Garcia Island History. The initial discovery of the island has been disputed, but it’s been suggested that it was first discovered during an early 16th-century Portuguese voyage. The first map that officially named the island “Diego Garcia” was published in 1599 and was created by Edward Wright, an explorer.
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, was established as the senior United States Navy command on the island on 1 October 1977. At the time the NAVCOMMSTA was the primary tenant, but as new major facilities were completed, most notably the expanded anchorage and mooring area and the extended airfield, other tenants were commissioned. [ 7 ]
Diego Garcia is shaped like a horseshoe at fourteen miles long and four miles wide, surrounding one of the finest natural harbors in the world. On 24 October 1972 the U.S. and British...
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...
Diego Garcia is an island in the Chagos Archipelago. The archipelago extends over an area of almost 22,000 square miles, and is located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. Discovered by...
Diego Garcia History. Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s. It is the largest of fifty-two islands which form the Chagos Archipelago, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean.
By the end of the 1980s, Diego Garcia had become a vital hub for pre- positioned air and naval forces in the Indian Ocean region. The base played key roles in the First Gulf War (1990–1991),...