- The
Chagos Archipelago (/ˈtʃɑːɡəs, -ɡoʊs/, also UK: /ˈtʃeɪɡɒs/) or
Chagos Islands (formerly B****as de Chagas, and
later the Oil Islands) is a
group of...
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Sovereignty over the
Chagos Archipelago was
disputed between Mauritius and the
United Kingdom.
Mauritius has
repeatedly claimed the
Chagos Archipelago as part...
- by them. Thus, for many
centuries the
Chagos were
ignored by
their northern neighbours. The
islands of
Chagos Archipelago were
charted by
Vasco da Gama...
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Chagos The
United Kingdom, at the
request of the
United States,
began expelling the
inhabitants of the
Chagos Archipelago in 1968,
concluding its forced...
- the
Chagos Islands to
Mauritius and
stated that
Mauritius "will now be free to
implement a
programme of
resettlement on the
islands of the
Chagos Archipelago...
- 72°00′E / 6.167°S 72.000°E / -6.167; 72.000
Great Chagos Bank The
Great Chagos Bank, in the
Chagos Archipelago,
about 500 km (310 mi)
south of Maldives...
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Mauritius has long
sought sovereignty over the
Chagos Archipelago,
located 1,287 km (800 mi) to the north-east.
Chagos was
administratively part of Mauritius...
- the
Chagos-Laccadive Ridge, an
underwater mountain range that
includes the Lakshadweep, the Maldives, and the
other 60
small islands of the
Chagos Archipelago...
- 73°24′E / 3.800°N 73.400°E / 3.800; 73.400 The
Chagos–Lakshadweep
Ridge (CLR), also
known as the
Chagos–Lakshadweep Plateau, is a
prominent volcanic ridge...
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Chagos Archipelago, to an
eventual return of the
Chagos Archipelago, and to the
preservation of any
minerals or oil
discovered in or near the
Chagos Archipelago...
