events
The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.
Related Wikipedia articles
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a British Overseas Territory situated in the Indian Ocean. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chagos Archipelago
Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
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 of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands is the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos–Laccadive Ridge, a long…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Aldabra
Coral atoll in the Indian Ocean
Aldabra, the world's second-largest coral atoll, is located east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 km (700 mi) southwest of the capital,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Farquhar Group
Group of Islands in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles
The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 km (430 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Desroches Island
Main island of the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
Desroches Island or Île Desroches is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)