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Diego Garcia Atoll | island, British oversea territory

Maldives / Siin / Feydhoo /
 island, atoll, British oversea territory

Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory

The atoll is home to a British military base which the British government allows the US military to occupy. The atoll has no permanent indigenous residents and is generally home to 3000 to 5000 US and British military personnel at any given time.
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Coordinates:   7°20'18"S   72°25'27"E