Chagos

Proper noun

Meaning

Chagos

The Chagos Archipelago

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A biological survey by the Chagos Conservation Trust reported that the resulting inundation additionally washed away shoreline shrubs and small to medium-size coconut palms. Source: Internet

Although the Cantino planisphere (1504) and the Ruysch map (1507) clearly delineate the Maldive Islands, giving them the same names, they do not show any islands to the south which can be identified as the Chagos archipelago. Source: Internet

A United Nations tribunal ruled that Britain had acted illegally when it created a marine protected area around the Chagos without the consent of Mauritius, thereby depriving this country of its fishing rights. Source: Internet

British colonial governor of Seychelles Sir Bruce Greatbatch oversaw the Depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago The key component in obtaining Diego Garcia was the lack of native persons on the island. Source: Internet

He said that the BIOT's former inhabitants would find it difficult, if not impossible, to pursue their claim for resettlement on the islands if the entire Chagos Archipelago were a marine reserve. Source: Internet

Chagos Marine Protected Area On 1 April 2010, the Chagos Marine Protected Area (MPA) was declared to cover the waters around the Chagos Archipelago. Source: Internet

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