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The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south ...

Chagos Archipelago

Atoll in the British Indian Ocean Territory
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands is the southernmost archipelago of the... Wikipedia
Area: 21.67 mi²
Coordinates: 6°00′S 71°30′E / 6.000°S 71.500°E
Demonym: Chagossian; Chagos Islander
Ethnic groups: 95.88% British / American; 4.12% others; (native population exiled)

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