Diego Garcia - Wikipedia
WEBLocated just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia lies 3,535 km (2,197 mi) east of Tanzania, 1,796 km (1,116 mi) southwest of India, and 4,723 km (2,935 mi) northwest of Australia.
Diego Garcia | History & Map | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEB1 day ago — Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Occupying an area of 17 square miles (44 square km), it consists of a V-shaped sand-fringed cay about 15 miles (24 km) in length with a maximum width of about 7 miles (11 km); its lagoon ...
40 Facts About Diego Garcia Island
WEB3 days ago — Diego Garcia stands out as a strategic military hub and a site of historical complexity. Its location in the Indian Ocean makes it vital for military operations, especially for the U.S. and UK forces. The island's military facilities, including a 12,000-foot runway and an expanded harbor, underscore its importance.
Diego Garcia topographic map, elevation, terrain
WEBAverage elevation: 0 ft • Diego Garcia, Downtown, British Indian Ocean Territory • The island consists of the largest continuous dryland rim of all atolls in the world.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean?
WEB5 days ago — Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. ... it sought to rapidly evict its population of more ...
Diego Garcia: A Militarized Island in the Indian Ocean
WEBJan 2, 2017 — Diego Garcia, an island of the Chagos Archipelago, is a thin, V-shaped coral atoll 25 km long and 5 km wide in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The island itself has a surface area of 30 square kilometers and encloses a large lagoon of 125 square kilometers wide.
British Indian Ocean Territory - The World Factbook
WEBSep 3, 2024 — Elevation. highest point: ocean-side dunes on Diego Garcia 9 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
Diego Garcia | Ramsar Sites Information Service
WEBDiego Garcia. 04/07/01; British Indian Ocean Territory; 35,424 ha; 07°19'S, 072°28'E. Diego Garcia is the southernmost atoll of the Laccadive-Maldives-Chagos atoll chain. The archipelago has an exceptionally low level of pollution and provides a standard for measuring the impact of human pressures on other coral reef systems.
Diego Garcia - NHHC
WEBOct 24, 1972 — The remote coral atoll of Diego Garcia is the largest of sixty small islands forming the Chagos Archipelago located just south of the equator in the middle of the Indian Ocean. European...
WEBMay 22, 2024 — Diego Garcia is the largest of 58 islands that form the Chagos Archipelago within the ritish Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) and is known as the “Footprint of Freedom” for it shape, regional...