Chagos Archipelago
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The Chagos Archipelago is a remote group of tropical islands and atolls in the central Indian Ocean, known for its rich marine biodiversity and its disputed political status involving the United Kingdom and Mauritius.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chagos Bank | 1 |
| Great Chagos Bank | 1 |
| outer islands of Chagos Archipelago | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
atoll system ⓘ |
| administeredAs | British Indian Ocean Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Republic of Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsIsland |
Danger Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diego Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Eagle Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Egmont Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Peros Banhos NERFINISHED ⓘ Salomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAs | marine protected area ⓘ |
| evictionOfInhabitants | late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 640000 square kilometers of ocean ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coral reef ecosystem
ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ tropical island ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral atolls
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ lagoons ⓘ |
| hasFormerInhabitants | Chagossians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandArea | about 56 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasLargestIsland | Diego Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue | right of return for Chagossians ⓘ |
| hasMarineBiodiversity | rich ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfIslands | about 60 ⓘ |
| hosts | United States military base on Diego Garcia ⓘ |
| importantFor |
sea turtle nesting
ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ tuna fisheries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
disputed political status
ⓘ
large marine protected area ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
central Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| marineProtectedAreaYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| nearestLargeLandmass | Maldives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Ocean Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | no permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| separationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy |
Mauritius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions on decolonization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
advisory opinion of International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ territorial dispute between United Kingdom and Mauritius ⓘ |
| usedFor | military base ⓘ |
| wasSeparatedFrom | Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory
this entity surface form:
Great Chagos Bank
this entity surface form:
outer islands of Chagos Archipelago
this entity surface form:
Chagos Bank