Indian/Chagos
E543523
Indian/Chagos is the time zone used in the British Indian Ocean Territory, including the island of Diego Garcia, corresponding to UTC+6.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian/Chagos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5748781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian/Chagos Context triple: [Diego Garcia, timeZone, Indian/Chagos]
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A.
Indies
The Indies is a historical term used by Europeans to refer collectively to the lands of South and Southeast Asia, especially the regions rich in spices and other valuable trade goods.
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B.
Sri Lankan British
Sri Lankan British are people in the United Kingdom of Sri Lankan origin or descent, forming a distinct diaspora community with cultural ties to both Sri Lanka and Britain.
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C.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
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D.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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E.
West India
West India is a region of the Indian subcontinent encompassing states along the country’s western coast, known for its diverse cultures, languages, and coastal landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian/Chagos Target entity description: Indian/Chagos is the time zone used in the British Indian Ocean Territory, including the island of Diego Garcia, corresponding to UTC+6.
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A.
Indies
The Indies is a historical term used by Europeans to refer collectively to the lands of South and Southeast Asia, especially the regions rich in spices and other valuable trade goods.
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B.
Sri Lankan British
Sri Lankan British are people in the United Kingdom of Sri Lankan origin or descent, forming a distinct diaspora community with cultural ties to both Sri Lanka and Britain.
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C.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
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D.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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E.
West India
West India is a region of the Indian subcontinent encompassing states along the country’s western coast, known for its diverse cultures, languages, and coastal landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | time zone ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IOT ⓘ |
| areaComponent | Indian ⓘ |
| countryCode | IO ⓘ |
| databaseCategory |
Indian Ocean time zones
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Time
|
| DSTObserved | no ⓘ |
| formatInTZDatabase | Area/Location ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| IANAIdentifier | Indian/Chagos ⓘ |
| isCanonicalZone | true ⓘ |
| isFixedOffset | true ⓘ |
| ISO3166Alpha2TerritoryCode | IO ⓘ |
| isPrimaryTimeZoneFor | British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ |
| locationComponent |
Chagos
ⓘ
linked to:
Chagos Archipelago
|
| longitudeRegion | approximately 72E ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Camp Justice, Diego Garcia
ⓘ
linked to:
Camp X-Ray
Chagos Archipelago ⓘ |
| observesSingleTimeAllYear | true ⓘ |
| offsetFromGMT | +06:00 ⓘ |
| offsetFromUTCInHours | 6 ⓘ |
| region | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| standardTimeName | Chagos Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDatabase | IANA time zone database ⓘ |
| timeZoneOf |
British Indian Ocean Territory
ⓘ
Diego Garcia ⓘ |
| usedByMilitaryInstallations | true ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | false ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +06:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indian/Chagos Description of subject: Indian/Chagos is the time zone used in the British Indian Ocean Territory, including the island of Diego Garcia, corresponding to UTC+6.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.