British Chagos Archipelago

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Chagos_Archipelago
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
Overseas territory
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 60 km² (land area)
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Danger_Island
gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkb:Eagle_Islands
gptkb:Egmont_Islands
gptkb:Peros_Banhos
gptkb:Salomon_Islands
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollar
Pound sterling
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Mauritius
gptkbp:evictionOf gptkb:Chagossians
gptkbp:evictionPeriod 1968-1973
gptkbp:exclusiveEconomicZone gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory_EEZ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Chagos Archipelago
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code IO
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chagossian_Creole
English
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:militaryBaseOn gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:population 0 (no permanent population)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area
gptkbp:sovereigntyDispute gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice_advisory_opinion_(2019)
gptkbp:timezone UTC+6
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_73/295
gptkbp:usedFor Military base
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6