Diego Garcia
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Area
30 km²
Coordinates
-7.3133, 72.4111
Category
islands
Overview
A lone atoll in the Chagos, now one of the most isolated military bases on Earth.
About
Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The Chagos Islands are a British overseas territory, though a treaty to transfer sovereignty from the UK to Mauritius was signed on 22 May 2025, with a provision that the military base at the island would remain under British control for at least 99 years.
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