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Chagos Archipelago

American  
[chah-gohs, -guhs] / ˈtʃɑ goʊs, -gəs /

noun

  1. a group of islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory. About 75 sq. mi. (195 sq. km).


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Also known as the Chagos Archipelago, there are around 60 individual islands, grouped together in seven ring-shaped coral atolls.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

The seas surrounding the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, the focus of the study, include areas of nature reserves where fishing is restricted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

The study examined sites around the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, focusing on a small fish known as the jewel damselfish.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

Three hundred miles east of the Chagos Archipelago an explosion took place, but whether external or internal the survivors did not know.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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