British Indian Ocean Territory includes all the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and occupies a total land area of 60 km2 and about 54,340 km2 of ocean.
The Defense Department is sending six B-52 bomber aircraft to the Diego Garcia military base in the northern Indian Ocean as preparations for possible military action against Iran move forward.
British Indian Ocean Territory includes all the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and occupies a total land area of 60 km2 and about 54,340 km2 of ocean.
British Indian Ocean Territory includes all the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and occupies a total land area of 60 km2 and about 54,340 km2 of ocean.
The International Court of Justice said the U.K. should hand back to Mauritius control of an Indian Ocean archipelago where a key U.S. naval base is located.
An isolated island battles to hang on to its outpost in the Indian Ocean
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British Admiralty Nautical Chart 920: Indian Ocean, British Indian Ocean Territory, Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia is a standard nautical chart. This nautical chart complies with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations and is ideal for professional, commercial and recreational use. Charts within the series consist of a range of scales, useful for passage planning, ocean crossings, coastal navigation and entering port. Mariners should always use the largest scale nautical chart appropriate to their needs. In particularly busy seaways such as the English Channel, Gulf of Suez and the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the standard nautical charts are supplemented by mariners' routeing guides which provide advice on route planning in these complex areas. Admiralty nautical charts are corrected to the latest notice to mariners (NTM) by our trained cartographer at the point of sale. It is the mariner's responsibility to maintain and correct the chart onwards to be in compliance with SOLAS regulations and to ensure safe navigation.
British Indian Ocean Territory includes all the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and occupies a total land area of 60 km2 and about 54,340 km2 of ocean.
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US Senate report may confirm that Diego Garcia was used for extraordinary rendition after 9/11
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. PSALM 33:12
I'm cooking one meal from every nation on Earth. Discover international recipes and traditional foods from different nations and regions of the world.
Forty years after Britain ‘cleansed’ the Chagos Islands of its inhabitants to make way for a US military base in the Indian Ocean, Ben Fogle explains why he’s determined to right a terrible wrong
This book offers a detailed account of the legal issues concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands) by leading experts in the field. It examines the broader significance of the ongoing Bancoult litigation in the UK Courts, the Chagos Islanders' petition to the European Court of Human Rights and Mauritius' successful challenge, under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, to the UK government's creation of a Marine Protected Area around the Chagos Archipelago. This book, produced in response to the 50th anniversary of the BIOT's founding, also assesses the impact of the decisions taken in respect of the Territory against a wider background of decolonization while addressing important questions about the lawfulness of maintaining Overseas Territories in the post-colonial era. The chapter ‘Anachronistic As Colonial Remnants May Be...’ - Locating the Rights of the Chagos Islanders As A Case Study of the Operation of Human Rights Law in Colonial Territories is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.
The Indian Ocean is a large saline water body covering about 20% of the World Ocean's total area. The ocean is the smallest of the three major oceans.
Foreign Office consultation paper suggests tourist industry pilot in British Indian Ocean Territory that would involve up to 1,500 islanders
This recipe was featured on week 36 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos is my 36th stop. Unless otherwise noted, my Travel by Stove recipes are taken from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients.
Material: PVC sticker, durable and strong Model: Self-adhesive customization, suitable for various applications Scope of application: Suitable for supermarkets, food, etc. Films used: Silent film, film covered with light, for optimal image quality Glue type: Water-based glue, environmentally friendly Bottom paper: White background, for easy adhesion Tensile Strength: Yes, ensuring increased durability Print form: Print, for precise, sharp details Long-term temperature resistance: Suitable for a variety of temperature specifications (in degrees) Size: Available in a size range of 1 to 10 cm Quantity: Available in batches of 1000 pieces, ideal for large quantity needs. Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory
Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering about one-fifth of the world ocean area. It is the smallest, youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian). It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia.
Print out our medieval Indian Ocean Trade Routes Map and play a simple game with your kids while you learn.
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.
This Victorian masterpiece map of the British Empire's possessions in the Indian Ocean, with its rich original handcolouring, was first published in 1872 by A. Fullarton & Co. in its seminal Royal Illustrated Atlas. The map was engraved by G.H Swanston and is notable for being the last great highly...
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