Chagos Archipelago

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:area about 60 km²
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Mauritius
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Danger_Island
gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkb:Eagle_Islands
gptkb:Egmont_Islands
gptkb:Peros_Banhos
gptkb:Salomon_Islands
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:distanceFromMahé about 2,200 km
gptkbp:distanceFromMaldives about 500 km
gptkbp:distanceFromSeychelles about 1,600 km
gptkbp:expulsionOfInhabitants 1968-1973
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 16th century
gptkbp:flora coral reefs
seabirds
coconut palms
gptkbp:formerInhabitants gptkb:Chagossians
gptkbp:governedBy British colony
gptkbp:historicalName coconut plantations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chagos Archipelago
gptkbp:ICJAdvisoryOpinion 2019
gptkbp:legalStatusDisputedBy gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Chagossian_Creole_(historical)
English (official)
gptkbp:namedFor Portuguese
gptkbp:notableFor biodiversity
strategic location
controversial history
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:British_Mauritius
gptkb:French_Mauritius
gptkbp:numberOfIslands over 60
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:population 0 (except military personnel)
gptkbp:protectedArea since 2010
gptkbp:recognizedByUNAs part of Mauritius
gptkbp:sovereigntyDisputeWith gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:farmer
environmental research
gptkbp:timezone UTC+6
gptkbp:uninhabited 1973
gptkbp:UNResolution 2019
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_military
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5