Chagos Archipelago
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The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814 and became formally established as an overseas territory after the UK government bought the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
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
The British government then divided the Chagos Archipelago, splitting it off from the island of Mauritius to form a new British colony, which would be called the British Indian Ocean Territory.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Island is in the Chagos Archipelago, on the west end of the great Chagos Bank, Indian Ocean.
From Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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