British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the central Indian Ocean. It was established in 1965. Since 1976 it has been coterminous with the islands of the Chagos Archipelago. Learn more about the British Indian Ocean Territory here.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is not a tourist destination. You may apply for a permit to moor in the Outer Islands of BIOT only where it is essential for your safe passage across the Indian Ocean, which we must be convinced of before granting you a permit. Access to Diego Garcia is only allowed for those on pre-authorised official
one of 14 British Overseas Territories. Located in the Indian Ocean, it is made up of the Chagos Archipelago of islands, including the biggest island, Diego Garcia, the site of a joint US-UK military base. From 1968 to 1973, the UK removed the local population (estimated to have
Seabreeze Village is a village in British Indian Ocean Territory. Seabreeze Village is situated nearby to the village Downtown, as well as near the locality Cannon Point. Overview: Map: Directions: a small and isolated island in the Indian Ocean. Camp Thunder Cove is situated 6 km southeast of Seabreeze Village. Seabreeze Village.
Euan Graham. Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The rationale for the UK establishing and maintaining sovereignty over BIOT begins and ends with the joint British-American military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a critical part in maintaining a favourable balance of military power in the Indian Ocean and beyond.
British Indian Ocean Territory Search for: Contacts; Skip to content. About; News; Governance; Visiting; Environment; Science; Stamps and Coins; Chagossian Records; 1 Jan Seabirds Exped – Diego Garcia and Danger Is. 3 CEFAS Water Purity Exped; 4
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was formed on 8th November 1965. It is one of 14 British Overseas Territories. There is no permanent population in BIOT, but Diego Garcia, the largest of the 58 islands hosts a joint UK-US military facility. The Territory is administered from London, with a Commissioner who is appointed by His Majesty
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イギリス領インド洋地域（イギリスりょうインドようちいき、英語: British Indian Ocean Territory ）は、チャゴス諸島を中心としたインド洋の約2300の島を含む地域であり、イギリスの海外領土。
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British Indian Ocean Territory. The British Indian Ocean Territory is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom that was established on November 8, 1965, and is strategically positioned in the heart of the Indian Ocean, approximately midway between East Africa and Indonesia.The territory is situated about 1,770 km east of the island nation of Seychelles and
6°00′S 71°30′E / 6.000°S 71.500°E 英屬印度洋領地（英語：British Indian Ocean Territory,縮寫為BIOT）是英國在印度洋的海外領土,包含查戈斯群岛的2300個大大小小的熱帶島嶼,總土地面積約60平方公里。 整個屬地位於馬爾地夫南方,介乎非洲東岸與印尼的中間,約在南緯6度及東
英属印度洋领地（英语： British Indian Ocean Territory,缩写为BIOT）是英国在印度洋的海外领土,包含查戈斯群岛的2300个大大小小的热带 岛屿,总土地面积约60平方公里。. 整个属地位于马尔地夫南方,介乎非洲东岸与印尼的中间,约在南纬6度及东经71度30分的海面上。 。群岛最南端的迪亚哥加西亚岛
note 1: archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, the largest and southernmost island, occupies a strategic location in the central Indian Ocean; the island is the site of a joint US-UK military facility ++ note 2: Diego Garcia is the only inhabited island of the BIOT and one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being Gibraltar
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. 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 (23
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) lies about 1770 km east of Mahe (the main island of the Seychelles). The territory, an archipelago of 55 islands, covers some 54,400 sq km of ocean. The islands have a land area of only 60 sq km and 698 km of coastline. Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly island, is 44 sq km.
Map of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1976. The territory is an archipelago of 58 islands covering 56 square kilometres (22 sq mi). The largest island is Diego Garcia, which at 32.5 square kilometres (12.5 sq mi) accounts for about half of the territory's total land area.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 defines the territory as comprising the following islands or groups of islands: These islands and associated coral reefs lie between 4°44 and 7°41 south and 70°47 and 72°47 east.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for British Indian Ocean Territory. Christian Nauvel, "A Return from Exile in Sight? The Chagossians and their Struggle" (2006) 5 Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 96–126 Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 9 May 2011).
"British Indian Ocean Territory: UK to negotiate sovereignty 2022/23" (PDF). House of Commons Library. UK Parliament. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 26 September 2023. ^ a b c Diver, Tony (1 December 2023). "UK drops plans to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
The British Indian Ocean Territory prior to the Seychelles's independence in 1976. The land at bottom left is the northern tip of Madagascar. (Desroches is not labelled, but is a part of the Amirante Islands.) Map of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1976.
Yacht crews seeking safe passage across the Indian Ocean may apply for a mooring permit for the uninhabited Outer Islands (beyond Diego Garcia), but must not approach within 3 nautical miles (5.6 kilometres; 3.5 miles), land on, or anchor at islands designated as Strict Nature Reserves, or the nature reserve within the Peros Banhos atoll.
