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Barochois Maurice on Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory

Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia is the main island of the Chagos Islands, which constitute the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean.

The island lies at the southernmost tip of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge a vast submarine range in the Indian Ocean topped by a long chain of coral reefs, atolls, and islands. Once an island of coconut plantations, Diego Garcia is now a naval and air force base, on lease to the United States. (Read more)