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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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In November 2022, the last government launched a route to British citizenship for the descendants of those born on the Chagos Archipelago.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

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

From September 26 to 29 she was at the junction of trade routes west of Ceylon, and again, after an overhaul in the Chagos Archipelago to southward, spent October 16-19 in the same profitable field.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver

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