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British Indian Ocean Territory, archipelago, c.1,180 mi (1,900 km), NE of Mauritius, in the central Indian Ocean. The islands, which form the Chagos Archipelago and are located on the southern end of a chain of sea mounts that also includes Lakshadweep Lakshadweep , union territory (2001 provisional pop. 60,595), 11 sq mi (28 sq km), SW India, consisting of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi islands in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Kerala state.
..... Click the link for more information. and the Maldives Maldives , Divehi Divehi, officially Republic of Maldives, republic (2005 est. pop. 349,000), 115 sq mi (298 sq km), off the coast of S Asia in the N Indian Ocean. Malé Island (1995 pop. 62,937) is the capital and the largest island.
..... Click the link for more information. , were administered by Mauritius Mauritius , officially Republic of Mauritius, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,231,000), 790 sq mi (2,046 sq km), in the SW Indian Ocean. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, c.500 mi (800 km) E of Madagascar.
..... Click the link for more information. before they were made a separate dependency by the British in 1965. Their importance is primarily strategic; the United States and Britain maintain a major naval facility on the main island, Diego Garcia Diego Garcia, coral island, 11 sq mi (28 sq km). Indian Ocean, largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, SW of Sri Lanka. Part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, the island was leased (1970) to the United States and later developed as a joint U.S.
..... Click the link for more information. . Between 1967 and 1973 Britain evicted the Chagos islanders as the archipelago was converted to purely military use. In 2000 they secured a British court decision declaring their explusion illegal. The government, however, subsequently (2004) prevented their return to the outlying Chagos islands, and the islanders again challenged the government in court. The archipelago is claimed by Mauritius, Maldives, and Seychelles.

British Indian Ocean Territory

a UK Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean: consists of the Chagos Archipelago (formerly a dependency of Mauritius) and formerly included (until 1976) Aldabra, Farquhar, and Des Roches, now administratively part of the Seychelles. Diego Garcia is an important US naval base

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No references found	But the UK regards Diego Garcia as part of its British Indian Ocean Territory and has allowed the US to build a major military base there. Africa as a nuclear-weapon-free zone by Regehr, Ernie / Ploughshares Monitor The closure of Guantanamo must be the first step that Barack Obama needs to do before closing other US secret prison facilities in Afghanistan, the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia, Jordan, Pakistan, Thailand and in Eastern Europe," the statement said. 'Close Guantanamo,' Indonesians tell Obama by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee recently declared "there is a strong moral case for the UK permitting and supporting a return to the British Indian Ocean Territory for the Chagossians". Stealing a nation: an open letter by Dr Sean Carey, a research fellow ... by Carey, Sean / New African	British Bank of the Middle East British Board of Agrement British Board of Agrément British Broadcasting Corporation British Broadcasting Corporation BBC British Cameroons British Columbia British Columbia Conservation Foundation British Columbia Day British Columbia Water, Land & Air Ministry British Columbia Wildlife Federation British Columbia, University British Columbia, University of British Commonwealth of Nations British East Africa British East India Company British Empire British engineering system of units British Expeditionary Force British gravitational system of units British Guiana British Honduras British imperial pound British Imperial System of weights and measures British India British Indian Ocean Territory British Interplanetary Society British Invasion British Isles British Library British Library Method British Museum British Museum Library British North America British North America Act British North Borneo British Open British Socialist Party BSP British Somaliland British South Africa Company British Standard British Standard specification British Standards Institute British Standards Institution British Steel Corporation British Telecom British Telecom Research Laboratories British thermal unit British Togoland British Trade Union Congress BTUC British West Africa	British Hydrodynamics Research Group British Hydromechanics Research Association British Hydromechanics Research Group British Hyperbaric Association British Hypnotherapy Association British Ice Hockey Association British Ice Hockey Fans Association British Ice Hockey Superleague British Ice Hockey Writers' Association British imperial pound British Imperial System British Imperial System of weights and measures British imperialism British imperialism British imperialism British In Vitro Diagnostics Association British Incoming Tour Operators Association British Independent Film Awards British Independent Motor Trade Association British Independent Steel Producers' Association British Independent Utilities British India British India British India British India Steam Navigation Company British Indian Empire British Indian Empire British Indian Ocean Territories British Indian Ocean Territories British Indian Ocean Territories British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory/Communications British Indian Ocean Territory/Communications British Indian Ocean Territory/Communications British Indian Ocean Territory/Economy British Indian Ocean Territory/Economy British Indian Ocean Territory/Economy British Indian Ocean Territory/Geography British Indian Ocean Territory/Geography British Indian Ocean Territory/Geography British Indian Ocean Territory/Government British Indian Ocean Territory/Government British Indian Ocean Territory/Government British Indian Ocean Territory/Military British Indian Ocean Territory/Military British Indian Ocean Territory/Military British Indian Ocean Territory/People British Indian Ocean Territory/People British Indian Ocean Territory/People British Indian Ocean Territory/Transnational issues British Indian Ocean Territory/Transnational issues British Indian Ocean Territory/Transnational issues British Indian Ocean Territory/Transportation British Indian Ocean Territory/Transportation British Indian Ocean Territory/Transportation British Indian Psychiatric Association British Indoor Rowing Championship British Industrial and Scientific Film Association British Industrial Biological Research Association British Industrial Furnace Constructors Association British Industrial Marketing Association

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But the UK regards Diego Garcia as part of its British Indian Ocean Territory and has allowed the US to build a major military base there.

Africa as a nuclear-weapon-free zone by Regehr, Ernie / Ploughshares Monitor

The closure of Guantanamo must be the first step that Barack Obama needs to do before closing other US secret prison facilities in Afghanistan, the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia, Jordan, Pakistan, Thailand and in Eastern Europe," the statement said.

'Close Guantanamo,' Indonesians tell Obama by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee recently declared "there is a strong moral case for the UK permitting and supporting a return to the British Indian Ocean Territory for the Chagossians".

Stealing a nation: an open letter by Dr Sean Carey, a research fellow ... by Carey, Sean / New African

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