Chagos Archipelago

Summary

Chagos Archipelago is an archipelago^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,124 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chagos Archipelago is located in British Indian Ocean Territory^[3].
• Chagos Archipelago is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Chagos Archipelago is in the country of Mauritius^[5].
• Chagos Archipelago is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[6].
• Chagos Archipelago is on the continent of Africa^[7].
• Chagos Archipelago's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[8].
• Chagos Archipelago's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[9].
• Chagos Archipelago's capital is recorded as Diego Garcia^[10].
• Chagos Archipelago's Commons category is recorded as Chagos Archipelago^[11].
• Chagos Archipelago's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[12].
• Chagos Archipelago's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -6.2833333333333, 'longitude': 72.083333333333}^[13].
• Chagos Archipelago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chagos Archipelago^[14].
• Chagos Archipelago has a population of {'amount': '+3000'}^[15].
• Chagos Archipelago's territory claimed by is recorded as Mauritius^[16].
• Chagos Archipelago's territory claimed by is recorded as United Kingdom^[17].
• Chagos Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Chagos Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Chagos Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Chagos Archipelago's category for people born here is recorded as Q20704895^[21].
• Chagos Archipelago's native label is recorded as Chagos Archipelago^[22].
• Chagos Archipelago covers an area of {'amount': '+63.2'}^[23].
• Chagos Archipelago's perimeter is recorded as {'amount': '+698'}^[24].
• Chagos Archipelago's hashtag is recorded as chagos-islands^[25].
• Chagos Archipelago's P14541 is recorded as WhKd0^[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[4], a sovereign state^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1801^[29] and Mauritius^[5], a sovereign state^[30], in Mauritius^[31], founded in 1968^[32]. Chagos Archipelago is located in British Indian Ocean Territory^[3]. It is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[6]. It is on the continent of Africa^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Chagos Archipelago covers an area of {'amount': '+63.2'}^[23]. It has a population of {'amount': '+3000'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[8] and disputed territory^[9].

Why It Matters

Chagos Archipelago ranks in the top 6% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,124 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]